I am an Emmy Award-winning producer, director, and editor with 9+ years spanning broadcast television (PBS), documentary film, and scripted narrative. I work across the production pipeline, from screenwriting and principal photography through post and delivery. My credits include a nationally broadcast PBS series, an Oscar-qualifying short, an award-winning scripted series, and four international festival wins. I am available for staff, freelance, and episodic engagements.

Tara Lynn Rye

I am an Emmy Award-winning producer, director, and editor with 9+ years spanning broadcast television (PBS), documentary film, and scripted narrative. I work across the production pipeline, from screenwriting and principal photography through post and delivery. My credits include a nationally broadcast PBS series, an Oscar-qualifying short, an award-winning scripted series, and four international festival wins. I am available for staff, freelance, and episodic engagements.

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I am an Emmy Award-winning producer, director, and editor with 9+ years spanning broadcast television (PBS), documentary film, and scripted narrative. I work across the production pipeline, from screenwriting and principal photography through post and delivery.

My credits include a nationally broadcast PBS series, an Oscar-qualifying short, an award-winning scripted series, and four international festival wins. I am available for staff, freelance, and episodic engagements.

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Work Experience

Video Producer & Lead Editor at WGCU (PBS)
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2026
Producer, Director, DP, and Editor on multiple long-form series and documentary features broadcast nationally on PBS. Technical Director for live-to-tape concerts and community events; drove full post-production pipeline to broadcast delivery standards.
Producer & Videographer at West End Productions
January 1, 2019 - Present
DP for high-stakes corporate broadcasts, including a Microsoft Live Event & “Women in Wine” Conference; Producer, videographer, and editor for ongoing B2B industrial media and digital marketing social content for International Products Corp.
Production Partner, Director & Editor at Simon & Tara Productions
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023
Co-ran boutique company serving indie film companies and scripted content creators; developed projects from screenplay through festival release; Post-production supervisor and colorist on Oscar-qualifying short and multiple festival-circuit features.
Creative Director & Executive Producer at Rye Productions
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Wrote, directed, and produced award-winning independent films with international festival recognition.

Education

B.A. Theater Arts at Marymount Manhattan College
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2014

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education