Tanner D. Masseth
TannerD.Masseth@gmail.com
Tanner D. Masseth is a Fargo, ND native with over a decade of experience working in Chicago's vibrant film production industry.
He took on a variety of technical and managerial roles for big and small budget productions, including alongside industry greats Spike Lee, Karyn Kusama, Michael Bay, and Jordan Peele. Inspired while working in tandem with VFX maverick James McQuaide on Candyman in 2020, Masseth left the industry to pursue an education in alternative methods for indie production. His practice emphasizes the experimental application of combining virtual environments, 3D models, and character animation with live-action footage.
Masseth has produced and directed a number of internationally screened short films, winning Best Avant Garde short for Portrait 001: Security Guard (2023) at Drunken Film Fest Oakland and the Chicago Award for Sing Our Song When the World Ends (2024) at Chicago Underground Film Festival.
Tanner has co-produced and co-directed two omnibus feature films — Coin Celleil (2023), a remake of Chris Marker's Sans Soleil involving more than 40 contributors, premiered at Sara's Gallery in New York City in September 2023. Man with a Movie Camera (2025), a cut-for-cut 3-panel remake of Vertov’s 1929 film premiered as the opening night film at the 35th Onion City Experimental Film Festival.
He is on the board of the Chicago Underground Film Festival and resides in Logan Square.
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