Tanner K.
Williams
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company
magna studios
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Director
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about the speaker
Tanner K. Williams is a queer, Ex Mormon director and photographer using repulsion and nostalgia to digest conversations of mental health, trigger social reeducation, and disintegrate myopic religious expectations of sex and gender. Their anti-triumphant body of work enables viewers to grapple with difficult-to-approach religious and political issues by providing a familiar, albeit uncomfortable space. Gaudy absurdity contrasts with heavy, lived human experiences to present a satirical harmony of the yucky and the cute.
Tanner is a creative force having developed a niche and relatable language that satirizes traumas and critiques hate groups in a nuanced, poignant way. Tanner’s work has earned him Gold at this years Shots YDA and the 2024 CICLOPE Awards, demonstrating the filmmakers raw talent and fresh intentional approach to meaningful visual storytelling.