This Is My Face

director + producer

A young woman is driven mad trying to conceal her acne.

starring Alexandra Romanescu
writer + producer Alex Hanson
director of photography Kezia Angelica
production designer Celina Clarke
make up artist  Abby Schonnop
editor Patrick Borgers
composer Erik Johnson-Scherger

Audience Choice Award - Broken Film Festival 2025
Official Selection - Fluxus Experimental Film Festival 2025
Official Selection - Mighty Niagara Film Festival 2025

This film was generously supported by the Government of Ontario, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Liasion of Independent Filmmakers Toronto.

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Love and the Art of Despair

director + producer

A young filmmaker perseveres through mental and physical illness to create art.

starring Rebeccah Love
writer + producer Alex Hanson
director of photography Carlos Del Solar Vela
editor Patrick Borgers
composer Ross Love

Official Selection - Get Reel Film Festival 2023
Official Selection - Rendez-Vous with Madness Festival 2023

Tara Natalia is a filmmaker and producer living in a lakeside beach town in rural Ontario. Her artistic practice explores nostalgia, sorrow, and fantasy through a mix of experimental analog film and digital moviemaking. Her recent film, ‘This Is My Face’, received the Audience Choice Award from the Broken Film Festival and will be screening at the Mighty Niagara Film Festival 2025. Her work has received support from the Ontario Arts Council, Liaison of Independent Filmmakers Toronto, and the Baltic Analog Lab.

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