Tara Price

Tara Price is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. She directed the award-winning short films Earworm (2016)https://www.amazon.com/Earworm-Ernest-L-Thomas/dp/B07WPFQKSN declared a "slice of American body horror" by Simon Ball of Diabolique Magazine https://diaboliquemagazine.com/short-reviews-final-girls-berlin-film-festival/, and Tea Time (2020)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10578848/ described by Emilie Black at Cinema Crazed as "really fun and entertaining." http://cinema-crazed.com/blog/2020/05/26/shorts-round-up-of-the-week-5-25-20/ Prior to making the switch to directing, Price worked for many years as an actor and notably played the role of Lt. Commander Elisha Parker in the film Mega Shark Versus Kolossus, part of the Mega Shark film series. (Price also played the role of Mrs. Wade in a season 5 episode of CSI: Miami and oddly enough, the show would later introduce a new character bearing the name "Dr. Tara Price" played by actor Megalyn Echikunwoke.) Price's original screenplays range in genre and often tend to lean towards the bleak side of things. 
==Filmography==
===Another Grace & Johnny Adventure: Zombie Island!===
"Another Grace & Johnny Adventure: Zombie Island!" (2013),https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2735678/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_7 written and produced by Price, is a horror/comedy short film about a couple whose plane crashes on an island inhabited by zombies. An Official Selection of the LA Comedy Festival, the film is an homage to the screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s. 
===The Routine===
"The Routine" (2014),https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3389740/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_6 written and produced by Price, is a sci-fi short film about technology failing a woman isolated in her home. Davie Richards of the Erie Times-News remarked that “it unfolds like a ‘Twilight Zone’ episode" and Ain't It Cool News said, "Price has managed to create something that will stick with you the rest of the day."http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/75082 The film went on to win the Audience Choice award at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival in Georgia, the Sci-Fi Jury Award at MisCon International Short Film Festival in Montana, Outstanding Fictionhttps://www.shortsweetfilmfest.com/2015-festival-awards/ at the Short Sweet Film Fest in Ohio, amongst others. 
===Earworm===
"Earworm" (2016), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4911692/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_4 written and directed by Price, is a sci-fi/horror short film about a lonely man doing battle with a relentless piece of music. Starring Ernest Lee Thomas, and declared "a psychological Horror not to be missed!"http://decaymag.com/movies/reviews/earworm-tara-price/ by Ken Artuz of DecayMag. It screened at over 50 film festivals around the world before being picked up by Amazon Prime. Awards include: Special Jury Mention at Fantosfreak in Spain, Best Suspense Short at Chain Film Festival in New York, and the Abby Normal Award for Innovationhttps://portlandhorrorfilmfestival.com/2017/06/15/and-the-award-goes-to/ at the Portland Horror Film Festival in Oregon. The film was Price's directorial debut. 
===Tea Time===
"Tea Time" (2020), https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10578848/?ref_=nm_flmg_prd_2 written, directed, and produced by Price, is a horror/comedy about a little girl throwing a tea party when she loses her temper and things get bloody. Featuring WWE Champion Rob Van Dam comedically spoofing himself, the film won Funniest Horror Comedyhttps://hifilmfest.com/2020-awards at Horrible Imaginings Film Festival in California, Funniest Scary Filmhttps://www.northernfrightsfestival.com/2020-awards.html at Northern Frights Festival in Ontario, Canada, the Best Comedy Short Jury Award at Nevermore Film Festival in North Carolina, amongst others. It was also included in the Women in Comedy Festival Presented by HBO where it was nominated for Best Comedy. 
Category:American film directors
Category:American screenwriters
Category:American producers
Category:American actors