aka The Auteur Tribe
Tawny Foskett: CV - Artist
EDUCATION
2019 MFA in Film Production, Studio Arts
Concordia University, Montreal, QC
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2006 Post Graduate Diploma, Narrative Directing
Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AU
2004 BA in Theatre, minor in Filmmaking
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1998 – 2001 The New School, New York, NY
(Coursework towards BA) Social Sciences and Humanities
1991-1992 The American Academy of Dramatic Arts - West, Los Angeles, CA
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FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
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NATASHA & SAM - 2020, 20-min, experimental-narrative, Red
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DEAR EMMA, - 2016, 7-min, experimental-narrative, Super 8 and Canon 5D
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GIRLS WHO SMOKE – 2012, 15-min, narrative, Canon 5D
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WHOLE PIECES – 2006, 10-min, narrative, Super 16mm
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THREE PARTS – 2006, 5-min, narrative, Beta SP
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LOST ALMOST – 2005, 10-min, experimental. 16mm
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ANNIE & MARY: Reflections on the Railroad, 2003, 10-min, documentary, 16mm
VIDEOS
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ANDROMEDA ANDROMEDA (trailer) for Barbara Draeger’s clown/harp theatre show
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UPSTATE: Photographs by Tema Stauffer, 2018, 2-min, Kickstarter campaign video
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IN FOCUS: Desiree de Jesus – 2017, 1.5-min, Public Scholars profile/Concordia University
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A SECOND CHANCE – 2009, 14-min, documentary, New York Dept. of Education
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FESTIVAL AWARDS AND HIGHLIGHTS
2019 - 52nd Humboldt International Film Festival, Judge
2018 - 45th Concordia Film Festival , Judge: 2nd year films
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2016 - DEAR EMMA, 7-min, narrative
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Festival: NYWIFT (New York Women in Film & TV) Fall online Shorts Festival, 2017
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2012 - GIRLS WHO SMOKE, 15-min, narrative
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Audience Award: Post Alley Film Festival, (2014), Seattle, WA
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Selected for 3 “Best of” Bluestocking Screenings (2013-14), Maine and NYC
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Screened at 18 Festivals across the US, Canada and Europe including:
Through Women’s Eyes, Sarasota, The Big Apple, Pittsburgh International, Coney Island, 20 Min Max, Victoria Film Festival, Ohio Independent, and The Garden State Film Festival
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2006 - WHOLE PIECES, 10-min, narrative, Super 16mm
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Festivals: New Filmmakers (Anthology Film Archives, NYC, 2009) & the Golden Lion Film Festival (Swaziland, South Africa, 2007)
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2005 - Lost Almost, 10-min, experimental-narrative, 16mm
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Festivals: Inside Out (Toronto LGBT, 2005), Humboldt International (Arcata, CA 2004), Antimatter Underground (Victoria BC, 2005), Fire Island Film and Video Festival (LGBT, New York, 2005)
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2003 - Annie & Mary: Reflections on the Railroad, 10-min, documentary, 16mm
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Festivals: Sacramento International Film Festival (2009), Wild Rivers Film Festival (Arcata, CA 2009), Brooklyn Arts Council Int’l Film and Video Festival (2005), Humboldt International (2004)
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 NYWIFT (New York Women in Film & TV) “Women Calling The Shots” photo exhibit
Whitebox Gallery, 329 Broome Street, NYC
2017 MFA Open Studios, Film Production, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
16mm projection/performance & digital projection collaboration with Farid Yahaghi
AWARDS, GRANTS
2018 Graduate Student Mobility Award, Concordia University
2017 Conference & Exposition Award (for Munich Crowdfunding presentation), Concordia University
2017 Concordia University International Tuition Award of Excellence (May 2017-April 2019)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Fall 2019 Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
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Adjunct Lecturer: Filmmaking III
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Adjunct Lecturer: Cinematography
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June 2018 HFF (University of Television and Film Munich), Munich, Germany
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Master class on Directing Actors for students in workshop with adjunct, Sanne Kurz
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June 2017 HFF (University of Television and Film Munich), Munich, Germany
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Visiting artist co-teaching cinematography workshop with adjunct, Sanne Kurz
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2017-2018 Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Teaching Assistant;
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Film Production I with professor, Roy Cross, Fall 2017, Winter 2018
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History of Film to 1959 with Film Studies professor, David Douglas, Fall 2017
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2016-2017 Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Teaching Assistant;
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Film Production III with professor, Louise Lamarre, Fall 2016
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Body, Art and The State with professor, Tatiana Koroleva, Winter 2017
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2010-2011 Educational Video Center, Satellite Academy High School, New York, NY
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Resident teacher of documentary filmmaking
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2009-2011 Wingspan Arts, Young Adult Borough Center at John Adams HS, Ozone Park, Queens, NY
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Residency as teacher and supervising director for documentary and media classes
ARTIST LECTURES
June 2017 Munich Film Works and HFF, Munich, Germany
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Crowdfunding 101 Presentation with Sanne Kurz for local filmmakers and artists
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Mar. 2017 Rough Cuts // Short Takes, Film Studies Symposium, Concordia University, QC
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Presentation (on being a member of) The Academic and Artistic Precariat
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Feb. 2017 Concordia University, Montreal, QC
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Artist Talk for Studio Arts course: Body, Arts, and The State
PUBLICATIONS
2018 Tawny Foskett: Filmmaker, The Native Society, Native AdVantage
http://thenativesociety.com/nativeadmission/2018/4/9/tawny-foskett-filmmaker.html
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
2016-2017 Research Assistant; “Dwellings” (Indigenous-focused roaming theatrical production)
for Professor, Dr. Ursula Neuerburg-Denzer, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
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Administration and Coordinating between students, RAs and technicians
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Overseeing and maintaining the project budget in adherence to the grant
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Creation of two video pieces for the production
2010 Director; “The Red Anthology” People Lounge, New York City, NY
For playwright & NYU professor, Gordon Farrell’s original production
2000-2001 Assistant Director, Stage Manager “The Vagina Monologues”
The Red Barn Theater, Key West, FL
SELECT WORK EXPERIENCE
2021-2022
Office Assistant II
To the VP of Student Services
College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA
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2015 & 2016
Film Office Coordinator
World Dramatic, New Frontier films & Special Events (Episodic)
The Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT​
2013 - 2014
General Manager, cinema
The Beekman Theatre, New York, NY
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2012 - 2014
Assistant Organizer / Co-Producer
NYC Screenwriters Collective, New York, NY​
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2012 - 2013
Theatre Manager, cinema
The Picture House, Pelham, NY
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ADDITIONAL STUDIES
April. 2018
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Graduate Seminar in University Teaching, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
Five-day seminar examining various approaches to teaching
-Experience with: lesson planning, teaching strategies and creating a syllabus
2010-2011
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Adrienne Weiss's Directing Actors workshops, New York, NY
- Scene Study with Brad Barnes, 2011
- Foundation course with Adrienne Weiss, 2010
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1993-1994
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Sal Romeo’s Scene Study, Los Angeles, CA
MEMBERSHIPS
WICA films (Women In The Collaborative Arts) founding member 2018 - Present / NYWIFT (New York Women In Film & Television) 2011-2019/ Film Fatales, Montreal division 2017-2018 / ELAN (English Language Arts Network), Montreal 2014-2017 / Montreal Film Group 2014-Present / Women In Production 2012-Present / NYC Screenwriters Collective 2009-2014 / Shooting People (New York & UK) 2009-2014