Tara Gilmore
FREELANCE PRODUCER
taragilmorefilm@gmail.com
+44 77 91 080 338
I'm a producer with 9+ years of experience in documentary film, specialising in high-end content for Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy-winning companies. An adept and passionate storyteller, with a keen visual eye and strong narrative sensibility, I’m always up for a challenge anywhere in the world.
I am currently developing my own slate of my own projects, including a scripted series and a documentary feature, alongside story producing an upcoming motorsports feature documentary for Sky and Canal+ for Noah Media Group.
Starting out in development at factual giants Raw TV and Nutopia, I went on to spend two years assisting the Oscar-winning producer Joanna Natasegara at her indie Violet Films (The White Helmets, Virunga, The Dating Game), before becoming a freelance producer.
Since then, I have story produced feature documentaries at Oscar-winning Ventureland and Emmy-winning New Black Films, and a docu-series at Oscar-winning Box to Box Films.
Having been brought up following Tibetan Buddhism, I’m particularly interested in stories that explore the human condition, as well as social / environmental justice, human rights and Eastern philosophy.
I believe in film’s power to inspire and connect us, and in stories that spark our imaginations whilst shining a light on hidden worlds and forgotten truths.
I always love meeting other filmmakers, so reach out if you want to connect or collaborate.
SKILLS
Organising shoots (UK/Abroad) - booking crew/kit/locations, complex admin (call sheets, releases, RAs, VISAs, permits, travel, sustenance)
Field producing shoots (UK/Abroad) - inc. handling high-profile talent & their teams on location, liaising between crew/locations
Securing & managing contributors - inc. sensitive access & difficult subject matter
Narrative building - working closely with the director to find & structure the story
Edit producing - working closely with the edit & director to inform the story
Impact producing - strategising educational impact campaigns, with experience assisting those for Emmy-winning short doc. The Nightcrawlers, and BIFA-winning feature Evelyn
In-depth story research & analysis - inc. managing APs / researchers
Copywriting - writing pitches, treatments & proposals
Idea development - brainstorming & building film ideas
Complex scheduling - inc. during an Academy Award campaign (for Edge of Democracy)
Festivals & Awards submissions - inc. BAFTA, BIFA and Sundance
Budgeting - managing budget expectations, handling invoices & expenses
Handling archive - reviewing & researching material, liaising between archive team & the edit
Keen visual eye - keen photographer with basic (DSLR) self shooting
Basic Editing - on DaVinci Resolve