NEST

DIRECTED BY TARYN WARD

DRAMA

USA

14′

2025
SYNOPSIS
A grieving young man discovers a woman living in his dead brother’s home. While the truth behind the woman’s presence remains uncertain, the unlikely duo struggles to connect despite their shared desperation. Perception is blurred, however, when the two finally develop their closest connection.
DIRECTED BY TARYN WARD PRODUCED BY JEFF KARDESCH WRITTEN BY TARYN WARD WITH ZACHARY ZAMSKY SHEILA BALL DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MICHAEL FALLER EDITOR RYAN MEDEIROS SET DESIGNER SAM CORDELL MUSIC DAVID BIXBY

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

3. Noam Faenza Film Festival
WORLD PREMIERE
2025
7. Longtake Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2025

TARYN WARD
BIO

 

Taryn Ward is a writer/ director currently working and living in Brooklyn, NY. His often deadpan, observational filmmaking attempts to bridge the gap between farce and familiar. In 2021, he was awarded a grant by the Jerome Hill Foundation to aid the partial production of his feature script: Broken Goods (working title,) in 2022 he was recognized as a finalist for their fellowship program. He has directed several narrative works that have been screened online and within various festivals across the country.
2025
NEST (DRAMA, 14', US)