Katie Tallo is a Canadian screenwriter, director, and author.
Tallo grew up in Ottawa in the Carleton Heights neighbourhood of Nepean. [1] She is a graduate of Carleton University and Algonquin College. [2]
Inspired by her time with Women in the Director's Chair (WIDC) in 1997, Tallo developed a scene from her WIDC workshop into her 1998 short film, See Through. [3] Tallo directed the TV-documentary Juiced for CityTV in 1999. Her first feature film, Posers , premiered in 2002. She both wrote and directed the movie. [4] For ten years, Tallo served on the Creative Women Workshops Association (CWWA) Board of Directors. [3]
In 2020, Tallo's debut novel, Dark August, was published by HarperCollins. [1] Dark August was named a New York Times Editor's Pick. [5] Its sequel, Poison Lilies, was published in 2022. [6] The third book in the installment is to be released on December 3, 2024, titled Buried Road. [7]
Tallo lives in Ottawa with her husband and daughter. [8] She also had a dog named Levi, whom she depicted in Dark August. [9]
Year | Work | Credited as | Notes | |
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Writer | Director | |||
1998 | See Through | Yes | Yes | Short |
2002 | Posers | Yes | Yes | |
Year | Work | Credited as | Notes | |
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Writer | Director | |||
1999 | Juiced | Yes | Yes | TV documentary |
2004 | Just Jamie | Yes | No | 5 episodes |
2010 | Rob the Robot | Yes | No | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
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