Tara Sheffer

History

Tara Sheffer is a Southern director and producer from Arkansas. She has produced films internationally and participated in the 2019 Woman at Sundance Strategy Intensive in New York City. She has a diverse background in development and production and her credits include associate producer of development where she developed WE BOUGHT THE FARM (HGTV), true crime television writer and researcher, Scott Rudin’s assistant, and coordinator at the Department of Motion Pictures. Tara most recently produced SXSW Official Selection PLAISIR (dir. Molly Gillis) and line-produced Oscar-Nominated short film THE LETTER ROOM (dir. Elvira Lind). Tara’s films have been exhibited in several international film festivals. Tara is now an MFA candidate at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Kanbar Institute of Film & Television Graduate Film. She is a Graduate Assistant, Tisch Scholar, and the recipient of the Sara Driver Film Production Award, the Robert Jahn Scholarship, and the Peter Gould Scholarship. Tara also has a small creative production company called Boop Slate Films with her producing partner, Bianca Di Marco.

Movies

Plaisir
Plaisir
Producer
A lonely American faces unrequited love on a farm commune in the south of France.
Lonely Road
Lonely Road
Producer
Lonely Road follows a self-reliant traveler on their way to California from rural Texas. When they find themselves stuck in a deserted small town, a woman struggling against her own demons reluctantly comes to their aid. As the two barrel down the highway into the night, the traveler discovers that they have more in common than they could've ever imagined and a healing connection forms.
Winter by the River
Winter by the River
Producer
A young boy’s fantasy about love towards an older woman is disenchanted when he is faced with the reality of intimacy.
The Letter Room
The Letter Room
Line Producer
Richard, a lonely and well-meaning prison officer, is put in charge of reading and censoring the letters received by inmates.