Today we’d like to introduce you to Tamlin Hall.
Hi Tamlin, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
Hi, I’m Tamlin. I’m an award-winning writer, director, and producer. My feature film debut Holden On garnered acclaim for its authentic depiction of mental illness and addiction. After the release of that film, I founded Hope Givers, a nonprofit film company here in Atlanta. I am the executive producer and host of our new uplifting teen mental health documentary series, Hope Givers, which is available nationally on PBS LearningMedia and Georgia Public Broadcasting. I am currently producing numerous projects, including two documentaries in Africa, and co-writing a screenplay adaptation of the New York Times Bestseller, A Child Called “It”, a harrowing memoir about one child’s extraordinary resilience. I graduated with a MFA from the renowned UCLA MFA Screenwriting Program. I am part time screenwriting faculty at the University of Georgia and Emory Continuing Education.
Awards include the HUMANITAS Prize for television writing, State of Georgia honorable recognition for my work in Advocacy and Arts, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Film Fellow, and most recently selected as a coveted Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange Awardee. My projects have won top prizes at the Atlanta Film Festival, Dances With Films, Breckenridge Film Festival, Orlando Film Festival. I’m a member of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild.
We’re always looking for interns, PAs, Cinematographers, Editors, Volunteers, and suggestions on who we should be highlighting in our Hope Givers series. Email contact@hopegiversga.org and we’ll be sure to reach back out to you!
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It’s far from smooth and still incredibly bumpy. A great mentor of mine recently wrote to me after I was battling my own inner demons and mental health challenges. He told me, “Score as many points as possible while the ball is still on the table. None of us has any idea how much more time we have allocated. The one single decision we can make is to make the most of each hour, day, year, decade. What gives you pleasure? What would you regret most not doing? Make sure you do fight like hell to do it. Be able to say, as Joe Louis did at the end of his career, which later Phillip Roth quoted when evaluating HIS career. “I did the best I could with what I had at the time.” There is no escape from disappointment; but let it be with the outcome and never with the effort.”
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I’m probably known for giving hugs. I create my own content that leans on social impact storytelling and humanizing this experience we all share. My work has been seen on PBS, Amazon, Apple TV, Georgia Public Broadcasting, etc.
Are there any books, apps, podcasts or blogs that help you do your best?
Any app that helps me keep track of my calories. I can gain weight easily and my mental health is directly impacted by my physical health. The day I decided to weigh myself daily is the day my life changed.
Contact Info:
- Email: www.gpb.org/hope-givers
- Website: www.azaleadrivefilms.com and https://pbslearningmedia.org/collection/hope-givers/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopegiversga
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopegiversga
Image Credits:
Photo Credit: Amanda Farish
