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Tayarisha Poe is an American writer and director. Her feature directorial debut Selah and the Spades won the Best Narrative Feature Award at the 2019 BlackStar Film Festival and premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Poe's sophomore film, The Young Wife, was released at the 2023 South by Southwest film festival.
Tayarisha Poe is a multitalented filmmaker who has directed, written, produced, acted and edited several projects, including Selah and the Spades (2019) and The Young Wife (2023). IMDb provides her biography, awards, credits, photos, videos and contact info.
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Apr 17, 2020 · While Poe has crafted this cunning and, at times, terrifying villain, her nuanced script carves out just enough space to humanize Selah, with Simone leaning into those moments, giving one of the most memorable performances of the year.
Tayarisha Poe is a storyteller from West Philly who believes that all stories are inherently multi-sensory and multi-dimensional, and thus should be told that way. She was chosen as one of the 25 New Faces by Filmmaker Magazine in 2015, and in 2016 she received the Sundance Institute’s Knight Foundation Fellowship.
Apr 21, 2020 · The writer and director Tayarisha Poe discusses the influences behind her boarding school drama streaming on Amazon Prime.
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May 31, 2024 · The Young Wife: Directed by Tayarisha Poe. With Leon Bridges, Aya Cash, Kiersey Clemons, Brandon Micheal Hall. It follows a young woman grappling with the meaning of love and commitment, follow her over her non wedding day.
Tayarisha Poe is a Philadelphia-based director, writer, and photographer. Her first feature-length film, Selah and the Spades , an exploration of boarding school culture, debuted at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Poe also wrote and directed the short film Honey and Trombones in 2011.
