A Moment in Time

When corporate high-achieving Amanda has a run-in with her boss, she hits rock bottom and must confront her estranged father and the Moment In Time that changed everything.

From award winning producer and actor Tara Troy, alongside a majority female cast and crew from over five different nationalities, comes Tara's directorial debut in this story inspired by Tara's cancer diagnosis, the fight we all had for our loved ones lives during the pandemic… and the last conversations we never got to have.

  • Tara Troy
    Director
  • Tara Troy
    Writer
  • Tara Troy
    Producer
  • Tara Troy
    Key Cast
    "Amanda"
  • Ron Scott
    Key Cast
    "Hank"
  • Nate Washburn
    Key Cast
    "Alex"
  • Bridget Ann White
    Key Cast
    "Nancy"
  • Mackenzie Meadows
    Key Cast
    "Younger Amanda"
  • Toru Nishikubo
    Director of Photography
  • Jessica Alexandra Green
    Editor
  • Sarah Goethe-Jones
    Costume Design
  • Maddie Jones
    Production Design
  • Darryl John Hannan
    Composer
  • John Hresc
    Sound Designer
  • Jamie Dickinson
    Colorist
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 29, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Tara Troy

Tara Troy is an actor, award winning filmmaker and a graduate of the University of Georgia, the Fordham University School of Law and Columbia College Chicago. As an actor, Tara is known for appearances in Dungeon, The Mels and Peri Street, where she brings down the house as Dr. Cervani, a world-renowned Uterus Reader.

The Unclosed Door, Tara’s debut short film about a woman facing a crossroads of pursuing creativity or convention, won Best Short Film at Milan International Filmmaker Festival. It went onto many festivals including Silicon Beach Film Festival, Coronado Island FIlm Festival and Toronto Shorts International Film Festival.

Tara is passionate about creating heartfelt women-centric stories that explore the dilemma of choosing what you want versus what others want for you. Tara’s stories look at characters who fight to live their divine purpose.

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Director Statement

Growing up in Athens, Georgia, my world was small. Film and television provided a window to a world I might not ever have known. It broadened my horizons and gave me an escape. But why didn’t anyone on the screen look like me? Where were the women? The people of color? Hold it, Earth Shattering, the women of color?!?!? Weren’t those stories important? Weren’t those people beautiful enough, smart enough, and valuable enough to be on the screen also?

As a child, I loved expressing my creative side but always heard my parent’s voice in the back of my head saying, “[h]ave something to fall back on.”

When my father passed away, that seemed to be the only voice that remained. Being the ultimate Daddy’s girl, I thought it was my duty to ensure that my family would always be taken care of so my “fallback” became my main focus.

One night as I sat in my Park Avenue corner office at midnight crying, I realized how truly miserable I was. I wondered what happened to that little girl who wanted to desperately tell the stories of those people who were missing from all those screens she watched growing up.

In that instant, I knew what to do. Go back to what I love.

As Eleonora Duse said, “[w]hen we grow old, there can only be one regret - not to have given enough of ourselves.”

It’s a huge gift to be able to share yourself creatively. Vulnerability is the ultimate act of service.

To create, that is my privilege.