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“I have always seen the good in people; and this translates in how I approach the characters in my stories. I write from personal experiences and expand upon those ideas to create the world that my characters live in. I like exploring what I see as the inherent good in characters no matter how broken and battered they may be. “

DIRECTOR and PRODUCER

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My Summer as a Goth - Trailer

My Summer as a Goth is a coming-of-age story about the sometimes painful—often entertaining—search for identity and love in adolescence. After the sudden death of her father, 16-year-old, Joey Javitts is sent to stay with her eccentric grandparents while her author mother promotes her latest novel. Joey promptly falls for the beguiling Goth boy next door, Victor, and is transformed by him and his merry band of misfits in black. Set in present-day Portland, My Summer as a Goth navigates Joey’s relationships with her new friends, her family and herself, and will resonate with anyone who survived the social alienation of adolescence—and that first summer heartbreak. Directed by Tara Johnson-Medinger Produced by little miss anomaly & Limbo Films Distributed by 123Go Films Available on all digital platforms More details at www.mysummerasagoth.com.

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Tara Johnson-Medinger - Director Reel - My Summer as a Goth

Tara Johnson-Medinger - Director Reel My Summer as a Goth - Released 2020 Tara Johnson-Medinger is an American film director, producer and champion of gender equality in the entertainment industry. Co-producer of the award-winning music documentary The Winding Stream and feature film City Baby, her feature film directorial debut My Summer as a Goth released in 2020. An advocate for women in film, Johnson-Medinger honors groundbreaking female and non-binary filmmakers as Executive Director of the international Power of Women in Film Festival (POW Film Fest), while developing the next generation of media makers through the youth education forum she founded, POWGirls. Johnson-Medinger served on the founding board of directors of the Women in Film Portland and was awarded the 2013 Service & Inspiration Award by the Oregon Media Production Association. Before moving to Portland, she was a manager of affiliate promotion at the FOX Broadcasting Company in Los Angeles. Through her production work as well as POW Film Fest, Tara wants to promote and create new opportunities for women filmmakers. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and two children. www.mysummerasagoth.com www.littlemissanomaly.com

UPCOMING FILMS

I am currently working on several new projects including a new digital series, THIS IS FINE, SHE FLIES WITH HER OWN WINGS, a documentary on Oregon’s first woman Governor, Barbara Roberts - and a new feature film, US - YOU = ME.

PRODUCER

I have had the honor of working as a Producer, Co-Producer and Consulting Producer on several feature films, documentaries and short films. Whether it's building a budget, prepping for production, or developing a release strategy, I love being part of a team and helping a director realize their vision from development through distribution.