Sam Ciaramitaro has joined Nashville-based production company Taillight as Vice President/Executive Producer for Commercials. Ciaramitaro hails from Chicago, spending the past 15 years in broadcast production at Leo Burnett and DRAFTFCB. He will be working with the Taillight directors Kristin Barlowe, David Jellison, Rich Wafer and Timothy Kendall.
“I am very excited about working with Taillight‘s roster of exceptionally talented directors. Our directors are able to execute high-end creative with plenty of production-value. Together, we will completely take care of our clients and assure them that the production will come off without a hitch. Having spent so many years on the agency side of broadcast production, this new endeavor is a great fit,” says Ciaramitaro
While in Chicago, Ciaramitaro helped create innovative branded content and campaigns for blue-chip clients such as US Army, Allstate, Procter & Gamble, United Airlines, KFC, Def Jam Recordings, Hallmark, EA Sports, Gateway, Kellogg’s, General Motors, Keebler, McDonald’s, Major League Baseball, Pfizer, Morgan Stanley, Nintendo, Nuveen, SC Johnson, Unilever, Reebok and the New York Fire Department.
“Hands down, Sam gets it. Because of his vast agency and production experience, our directors will greatly benefit from his vast knowledge of the market place in order to meet client’s expectations,” says Taillight‘s Partner, Tom Forrest.
Ciaramitaro was also one the first to integrate viral and broadcast content when he directed and produced the award winning campaign “Army of One” for the US Army and History Channel. The New York Times heralded it as one of the most successful advertising campaigns in the history of the US Army. Ciaramitaro also directed and produced the docu-series called “The Show” along with Major League Baseball profiling several minor league players as they rise to the big leagues. The series premiered in 2007.
About Taillight
Founded in 2000, Taillight is a full service production company based in Nashville, TN. In addition to commercial production, Taillight develops and produces a wide variety of television programming and events, music videos and viral content. www.taillight.tv
Sam Ciaramitaro Taillight 615-385-1034 ext. 234 Contact Sam via email
Contact:Kristen Forrest Taillight 30 Middleton St. Nashville, TN 37210 Contact Kristen via email
“Ǝvolution” Comes Full Circle At The Chelsea Film Festival
The Chelsea Film Festival, running from October 16th through October 20th, 2024, at Regal Cinemas here in Union Square, is set to host the East Coast premiere of Ǝvolution, a thought-provoking experimental micro-short film that proves big ideas can come in small packages and in perfect circles.
In just 1 minute 16 seconds, this cinematic gem by Award-Winning Director Romina Schwedler, with original music by Argentine Composer Ignacio Montoya Carlotto, explores a cycle as old as time: life leads to progress, progress leads to destruction, and destruction, well, leads back to life. But is this vicious circle unbreakable? Ǝvolution suggests the answer is yes, unless we decide to open our eyes.
Inspired by the overwhelming number of recent events that threaten human existence, Ǝvolution, possibly the shortest film in this 12th edition of the festival, plays out entirely through the symbolism of circles, cleverly illustrating —in the blink of an eye— the repeating patterns of history, and confronting viewers with the uncomfortable truth that our so-called “progress” may, in fact, be guiding us to our own ruin.Premiering at the Regal 14 Union Square, New York City, on October 18, 2024, at 11 a.m., Romina Schwedler's micro-short, featuring Leah Young with cinematography by Alan J. Carmona, will be sure to spark conversations longer than the film itself! Forcing viewers to reconsider the true meaning of evolution, not just as a biological process, but as a reflection of our collective journey as humans.
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