Writer/Producer, AUNT SAMMY

Tara Sheffer is a filmmaker from Arkansas with an MFA from NYU. She has produced over twenty-five short films including A LIEN (Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short), TRAPPED (SXSW Jury Award and Palm Springs ShortsFest Best US Short), PLAISIR (Searchlight Short), and she line-produced THE LETTER ROOM (Academy Award nominee for Best Live Action Short). Tara wrote and directed SCRATCH-OFF (Grand Prize at Rhode Island Filckers and Tisch King Screenwriting Award). Her previous positions include coordinator at the DMP and assistant to Scott Rudin. Tara is a Sundance Producing Lab fellow, Gotham/Rotterdam Producing fellow, and Film Independent Fast Track fellow.