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MOUNTAIN QUEEN: THE SUMMITS OF LHAKPA SHERPA

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Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa, directed by Lucy Walker, tells the remarkable story of Lhakpa Sherpa who, as a girl denied an education, concealed her gender to work in the mountains. She became the first Nepali woman to summit Everest before immigrating to the US where she’s raised children as a single mother and climbs in pursuit of a better life. Role: Second-Unit Director, Mount Everest Team

Official Selection, 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
2024 Netflix

Production Companies: SKG, OBB Pictures, and Avocados and Coconuts

AWARDS

2025 Producer’s Guild Association Awards (Nomination) – Documentary
2024 Critic’s Choice Documentary Awards (Nomination) – Best Sports Documentary
2024 IFFLA Audience Choice Award – Documentary
2024 Cinema Eye Honors Awards – The Unforgettables
2024 DOC NYC Shortlist – Best Documentaries of 2024
2024 Mountainfilm – Best Adventure Film

MOUNTAIN QUEEN: THE SUMMITS OF LHAKPA SHERPA January 14th, 2025Tahria

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HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND

WATCH THE SERIES ON NETFLIX

The limited series adaptation of Michael Pollan’s bestselling book How To Change Your Mind launched on Netflix in 2022. This series is the culmination of two years of collaboration with scientists, patients and practitioners who have found healing in psychedelic medicines – plant or compound.

AWARDS

2023 News & Documentary Primetime Emmy Awards (Nomination) – Outstanding Graphic Design and Art Direction: Documentary

PRESS
The New York Times – With ‘How to Change Your Mind,’ Taking a Trip With Michael Pollan – 15 July 2022

WNYC’s Documentary of the Week – Michael Pollan trips out in “How to Change Your Mind” – 15 July 2022

TIME – Michael Pollan on the Psychedelic Renaissance and Netflix’s New ‘How to Change Your Mind’ Documentary – 12 July 2022

The Guardian – How to Change Your Mind: the documentary that wants you to think again about LSD – 12 July 2022

Rolling Stone – The Never-Ending Psychedelic Trip of Michael Pollan – 3 July 2022

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND January 14th, 2025Tahria

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MOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN THREE MOVEMENTS

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Weaving a story about what we discover when we push beyond loss, Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements is a deeply personal memoir by Irene Taylor about a deaf boy growing up, his deaf grandfather growing old, and Ludwig van Beethoven as he went deaf and wrote his iconic sonata. Role: Producer, Additional Cinematography

Official Selection, 2019 Sundance Film Festival
2019 HBO/MAX

AWARDS

2020 Primetime Emmy Awards (Nomination) – Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
2020 Cinema Eye Honors Award – Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design or Animation

MOONLIGHT SONATA: DEAFNESS IN THREE MOVEMENTS January 14th, 2025Tahria

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WILDCAT

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Back from war in Afghanistan, a young British soldier struggling with depression and PTSD finds a second chance in the Amazon rainforest when he meets an American scientist, and together they foster an orphaned baby ocelot. Role: Consulting Producer

Directed and Produced by Melissa Lesh & Trevor Frost
Produced by Alysa Nahmias, Joshua Altman

AWARDS

2023 News & Documentary Primetime Emmy Award (Winner) –
Outstanding Nature Documentary

2023 News & Documentary Primetime Emmy Award (Nominations) –
Outstanding Direction: Documentary
Outstanding Music Composition

WILDCAT January 14th, 2025Tahria

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OPENDOOR STORIES

In collaboration with Gnarly Bay, I recently directed a series of short films for Opendoor, a new real estate platform that puts the power in buyers’ and sellers’ hands. Each of these films focuses on genuine and heartfelt stories of couples and families who facing the challenge of buying a home – made possible by partnering with Opendoor. Role: Director

OPENDOOR STORIES January 14th, 2025Tahria

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ECHOES IN THE ARCTIC

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A team of dedicated filmmakers and scientists document the world’s healthiest orca population in the Norwegian Arctic to help protect it from oil exploration. Echoes in the Arctic premiered at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Roles: Co-director, Producer

ECHOES IN THE ARCTIC January 14th, 2025Tahria

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THE CREEK SESSIONS

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With Stept Studios I directed a short film about composer and conservationist Jess Kilroy who makes music using natural sounds recorded in wilderness areas to bring awareness to the importance of protecting these wild open spaces. The Creek Sessions is a sensory meditation on her process, encouraging us to tune into the sounds of the wild that we often take for granted. The film premiered at 2019 Mountainfilm Festival.

Role: Director

THE CREEK SESSIONS January 14th, 2025Tahria

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SWEETLAND CANDIES

I told the heartfelt story of century-old family business Sweetland Candies for Facebook for Business in collaboration with Stept Studios. The Naums are third-generation immigrants who have weathered many eras of challenge to create a thriving local candy store. This was part of a five-part series highlighting how Facebook helps support small businesses. Role: Director

SWEETLAND CANDIES January 14th, 2025Tahria

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BETWEEN SOUND AND SILENCE

Experience the Op-Doc at The New York Times

Between Sound and Silence is an opinion essay and short film directed by Irene Taylor which was published on The New York Times as part of their sixth season of Op-Docs. Her film is told through the stories of 14 deaf young adults, and explores how technology is impacting a new generation. Role: Producer

BETWEEN SOUND AND SILENCE January 14th, 2025Tahria

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OFFLINE

Explore the journey at Columbia

Go offline with Columbia Sportswear, She Explores founder, Gale Straub and two creators, Heidi Annalise and Megan McDuffie as they explore the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. Role: Director

OFFLINE January 14th, 2025Tahria