Demo reel available upon request.
Tara Stillions Whitehead is a writer, producer, and assistant director with over 8,000 hours of set experience in LA, NY, and Central Pennsylvania. She is Assistant Professor of Film, Video, and Digital Media Production at Messiah University, where she oversees student narrative production, sound design, and screenwriting disciplines.
Select Film and Television Experience
Producer/1st Assistant Director, “FACTS Fest 2024” (Central PA Film Commission)
Consulting Producer, “Imperfect Circles” (in post-production, 2024)
Producer/1st Assistant Director, “That Kiss,” Third Child Productions (2022)
Producer, “American Content: Tinseltown,” Bad Mule Productions (2019)
Assistant to the Executive Producers, Two and a Half Men (CBS)
Assistant to the Executive Consultants, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Second Second Assistant Director, Watch over Me (MyNetwork TV)
Second Second Assistant Director, Saints & Sinners (MyNetwork TV)
Production Sound Mixer, Muertas
Director/writer, To Break Lily (16mm, black and white short)
Sound designer Outside a Dream (16mm, color short)
Awards/Nominations
“30 Seconds of Tape” (Director) – Mythic Picnic – Honorable Mention
“That Kiss” (Producer) – Finalist for Best Dramatic Short – 2023 Central Florida Film Festival
“That Kiss” (Producer) – Official Selection – 2023 Flagler Film Festival
“That Kiss” (Producer) – Official Selection – 2023 Blue Ridge Film Festival
“That Kiss” (Producer) – Official Selection – 2023 Maryland International Film Festival
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