Tanner Sawatzky’s 12-minute short The Talk was selected as the 2017 Audience Choice Award Winner at the Oakville Film Festival. The film follows two parents as they try to navigate through the most uncomfortable conversation of all; the sex talk with their teenage daughter. It had previously picked up a Gold Award for Best Short Film and for Best Director, along with the Platinum Award for Best Screenplay at the L.A. Shorts Awards. It also won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Top Indie Film Awards 2017. We list his credits as a Screenwriter first.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Choice (2016, short)
Good People (2016, short)
The Talk (2017, short)
Credits as a Director:
Halloween Jesus (2016, short)
Bad Kids (2016, short)
Credits as a Producer:
The Talk (2017, short)
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