Tony Tacheny is an auteur director, poet, and songwriter whose work lives at the intersection of beauty and ache. With a background in both writing and music, his films are driven by a deep attention to emotional rhythm and visual restraint. He creates stories about people who can’t quite say what they feel, exploring grief, longing, and identity through grounded, cinematic intimacy.

His short film The Runner follows a man grieving in isolation after the loss of his wife and newborn, set against the vast stillness of the desert. Nine captures the psychological breakdown of a content moderator overwhelmed by the violence she watches every day. Whether writing lyrics, screenplays, or poems, Tony’s work shares a core question: how do we stay soft in a world that demands we harden?