Meet the Director: Tatiana Tift ("Penny for your Thoughts")
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Tatiana Tift is a Brooklyn-based writer/director working across dance and narrative short films. Originally from New Jersey, Tatiana has a diverse background in the creative field, in both the visual and performing arts. Since graduating with a degree in film production from the School of Visual Arts, Tatiana continues to work on commercials and shorts as assistant director and production assistant to stay active on sets. She has two award-winning short films, DAWN (2022) and Penny for your Thoughts (2021), currently undergoing a successful festival run. Presently, Tatiana is working in art education and studying the world of magic realism and slow cinema.
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