American director and producer
Tyler Taormina (born 1990) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and musician. He has directed "Ham on Rye" (2019), "Happer's Comet" (2022) and "Christmas Eve in Miller's Point" (2024). Taormina is also the co-founder of the filmmaking collective Omnes Films.
Early life.
Taormina was born and raised in Long Island, New York. He attended Emerson College.
Career.
Initially, Taormina wanted to make television projects for kids. While in college, Taormina co-founded the filmmaking collective Omnes Films alongside Carson Lund.
In 2019, Taormina directed "Ham on Rye", which had its world premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and also screened at the Locarno Film Festival and Deauville American Film Festival. It was released in October 2020, by Factory 25.
In 2022, Taormina directed "Happer's Comet" which had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. It was released in July 2023, by Factory 25.
In 2024, Taormina directed "Christmas Eve in Miller's Point" starring Michael Cera, Francesca Scorsese, Matilda Fleming, Maria Dizzia, Elsie Fisher, and Sawyer Spielberg. It had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section, and is scheduled to be released in November 2024, by IFC Films.
Taormina has also served as a producer on "Eephus", "Los Capítulos Perdidos", and "No Sleep Till".
Taormina was previously a member of the band Adam &amp; Naive, and began recording solo albums as Cloud in 2010. He released the "Comfort Songs" album via the Audio Antihero label in 2013, which he then followed with "Zen Summer" in 2015. In 2018, Taormina released "Plays with Fire," his final Cloud album. His last album was accompanied by "The Desperation Club," a tribute album to Cloud, which featured cover recordings from Samira Winter, Magana, Benjamin Shaw, Jack Hayter, Anthony Harding, and others.
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