J.P. Navarro Early College High School

Tara Bordeaux is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and the current Director of the Cinema & Media Arts program at Navarro Early College High School in Austin, TX. After ten years as a Creative Content Producer in Los Angeles working in multiple facets of television and film production, she decided to take a break from Hollywood to mentor the next generation of film and media creators. She is passionate about helping young people find their own voice. In her short time as an educator, Tara has built a nationally recognized program, whose students’ work has been featured in national ads, documentaries televised on PBS, trailers premiered at SXSWedu, and won multiple production awards.