Allex Tarr
Directing
Biography
Originally from Oklahoma, Allex Tarr is an award-winning filmmaker based in Los Angeles known for stories that place flawed, ambitious female protagonists at the forefront. She began her career at BuzzFeed, where she played a key role in launching multiple channels, including TASTY. After many years in the branded world, Allex transitioned back into narrative storytelling, directing over 60 episodes of web series for publishers like Brat TV. Several of these series were picked up by Amazon Prime. In 2022, Allex wrote and directed the short film THE RITZ, a period romance shot on-location in Shawnee, Oklahoma and inspired by her grandmother’s true story of escaping an abusive household in 1950 and eloping with her new boyfriend (eventually Allex’s grandfather). The film screened at the Academy Award-qualifying LA Shorts and multiple other festivals. In 2025, Allex was selected as a Rising Director Fellow through the Alliance of Women Directors, and the filmmaker Mike Mills served as Allex’s mentor. Last month Allex wrapped production on 20 episodes of a new female-forward coming-of-age show that will stream on Netflix. Allex’s latest short film, EXIT STRATEGY, will have its world premiere at the DeadCenter Film Festival in June 2026. This short film is a proof-of-concept for a feature-length version of Exit Strategy that Allex is currently securing funding for to film in her home state of Oklahoma in 2027. With a passion for stories about resilience, transformation, and young women finding their voice, Allex is dedicated to developing projects that explore identity, relationships, and the nuanced experiences of ambitious women stepping into their power.
Known For
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DILLON, an intensely ambitious twentysomething, orchestrates all aspects of her life, including her own surprise-going-away party. The party is at Dillon’s local honky tonk in her rural Oklahoma town the week before she and her longtime boyfriend, BEAU, are set to move to New York City to chase their dream of becoming filmmakers. Being the aspiring film director that she is, Dillon breaks the fourth wall to direct the movie as we watch it. She experiments with different film genres to show us how she wants the night to go, but reality inevitably takes over. In an argument in the parking lot, Beau reveals the truth: he doesn’t want to move. Dillon tries to rewind and start the scene over, but she can’t make the camera listen to her anymore; she’s lost control of the narrative. Left alone in the rain, Dillon must choose: stay behind with the person she loves or charge forward toward the life she’s fought for.