Tyler C. Peterson
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Tyler C. Peterson is best known as the Writer / Director of short films "Stan Behavior", "Copper & Wool" and "Summer Hill", as well as being the founder of Capital Emmy winning production company Lux Daze Media. Raised in rural Maryland, Tyler graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor's Degree in film and a thirst for challenging industry ideologies. Living in Baltimore, he began exploring both his voice as a Writer / Director and his own queer identity. With a passion for leading projects that put diversity as a priority both in-front of and behind the camera, he established Lux Daze Media in 2015.
Now based in Los Angeles, Tyler is developing Summer Hill into a feature-length film with co-writer Amanda Ferrarese, and promoting his fourth short film "Copper & Wool", an improvised 16mm short film. To date, "Copper & Wool" has been an official selection in nine film festivals, including NewFilmmakers LA, won "Best Short Film" at the North Beach American Film Festival and "Festival Favorite" at Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBT+ Film Festival, and has been nominated for seven awards including the Micheaux Film Festival's Panavision Award for Outstanding Short.
Tyler's fifth short film "Stan Behavior" starring Ginger Minj (RuPaul's Drag Race, Dumplin', Hocus Pocus 2) and Yvonne Zima (The Long Kiss Goodnight, Heat, ER, The Young and the Restless) is in post-production due for release in 2024.
Now based in Los Angeles, Tyler is developing Summer Hill into a feature-length film with co-writer Amanda Ferrarese, and promoting his fourth short film "Copper & Wool", an improvised 16mm short film. To date, "Copper & Wool" has been an official selection in nine film festivals, including NewFilmmakers LA, won "Best Short Film" at the North Beach American Film Festival and "Festival Favorite" at Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBT+ Film Festival, and has been nominated for seven awards including the Micheaux Film Festival's Panavision Award for Outstanding Short.
Tyler's fifth short film "Stan Behavior" starring Ginger Minj (RuPaul's Drag Race, Dumplin', Hocus Pocus 2) and Yvonne Zima (The Long Kiss Goodnight, Heat, ER, The Young and the Restless) is in post-production due for release in 2024.
