
Tyler Taormina
Directing
Biography
Tyler Taormina is an American writer, director and producer currently based out of Los Angeles.
Known For

In the late 1990s, a family of six settles into their new home on Vancouver Island, as internal dynamics are slowly revealed through the experiences of the youngest child, Sasha. Their fresh start is interrupted by the increasingly dangerous behavior of Jeremy, the family's oldest child.
Blue Heron

A family gathers on Christmas Eve for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point

As an imminent construction project looms over their beloved small-town baseball field, a pair of New England rec-league teams face off for the last time. Tensions flare up and ceremonial laughs are shared as an era of camaraderie and escapism fades into an uncertain future.
Eephus

A bizarre journey that leads some teenagers, adult life is not as easy as they let them know, but continuing to aspire to be, does not lead them to anything good knowing that they are all miserable
Ham on Rye

After discovering a set of cryptic microcassettes in her new home, Cas is drawn into a meditative mystery of environmental sound and experimental music.
Topology of Sirens

In a coastal Florida town threatened by an impending hurricane, locals prepare for a mandatory evacuation. As the last tourists depart and residents board up their homes, a few wanderers choose to remain.
No Sleep Till

Observations of the occupants in an off-kilter pizzeria OR a roundabout way to explore one's depression.
Wild Flies

When Ena returns to Venezuela, after spending several years abroad, she discovers a postcard in her father's bookshop and sets off in search of a forgotten writer.
Lost Chapters

In a small suburban town steeped in alienation, residents escape into the night on rollerblades.
Happer's Comet

Behind the ordinary corners of suburbia, twelve-year-old cynic Poll Flowerpot discovers the absurdities of the world.
Suburban Legends

A middle of the night sneak-out where several friends meet up in their snow-capped, mountain town. A sexual tension underlies the excursion that teaches us how some do it, other's don't.
Some Do It, Others Don’t
A docu-hybrid shot entirely on the iPhone in Los Angeles. Wiley Coyote studies middle class urbanites living in LA. The film offers a look into city isolation, endless wandering and the catharsis of sonic meditation.