Born & raised in Los Angeles but based in Brooklyn, TALIA LIGHT RAKE is a writer, director & producer working on projects on both coasts. She has served as the lead producer for multiple media production companies including Are You Happy Media, Puff Media, & Gesundheit. She has produced for Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Festival, and New York Fashion Week. She is a 2023 Film Independent Fast Track Fellow and 2023 NYU Development Lab Fellow. She launched her own production company, Heavy Shovel Productions, in 2022 working in the social media, creative development, and video production space with a slate of commercial and narrative projects. She just wrapped directing her latest short film starring Missy Yager and Ellen Tamaki.