Tara Johns
Online cinema
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Capturing Captain Canada (a.k.a. Peter A. Herrndorf)
- Documentaire, Fiction
- Drame
- 5 min
- anglais
- 2018
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- Documentaire
- 5 min
- français
- 2017
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The Year Dolly Parton was my mom
- Fiction
- Comédie
- 95 min
- anglais
- 2011
Filmography
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Capturing Captain Canada (a.k.a. Peter A. Herrndorf)
- Documentaire, Fiction
- Drame
- 5 min
- anglais
- 2018
Dans cette fusion de fiction et de documentaire, la chance sourit à un enquêteur spécial lorsque Peter A. Herrndorf offre spontanément de répondre à ses interrogations sur une affaire en… Main theme: Histoire,Distribution : Office national du film
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- Documentaire
- 5 min
- français
- 2017
Jean Beaudin se confie sur sa vie et sa passion pour le cinéma alors qu’il combat un adversaire invisible sur un ring de boxe. Dans un coin, Marcel Sabourin, fidèle… Main theme: Art et culture, Secondary theme(s): Santé.Distribution : Office national du film
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The Year Dolly Parton was my mom
- Fiction
- Comédie
- 95 min
- anglais
- 2011
1976. Année charnière pour la petite Elizabeth, 11 ans, qui vient d’apprendre qu’elle est adoptée. Nouvellement convaincue que sa mère biologique n’est nulle autre que la populaire chanteuse country Dolly… Main theme: Enfant-famille, Secondary theme(s): Femmes.Prix : Best Feature Film, LA Femme Film Festival 2012
Film de clôture, RVCQ 2011
Présenté dans la section Panorama, Festival International du film de Beijing
Distribution : Métropole Films
BIOGRAPHY
Tara Johns is an Alberta-born filmmaker who’s built her home and career in beautiful, bountiful Montréal. Along with many notable music videos and national television commercials to her credit, her first fiction film, Killing Time was awarded Best Canadian Short at the 2001 Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival as well as Top 10 Best Québécois Shorts of the Decade at Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois.
Along with her community contributions that include mentoring young screenwriters and tutoring illiterate adults, Tara’s time and attention is focused on continuing her longtime passion of creating and directing original Canadian fiction and documentary programming. Her first feature film titled, The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom garnered awards and critical acclaim throughout its theatrical run and continues to sell in international markets. Tara is currently developing her next two feature film projects slated for production in 2018-19.
AREAS OF ACTIVITY- Documentaire, Fiction
- Court métrage, Moyen métrage, Long métrage
- Film, Télévision