Tyler C. Peterson (he/him) is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and the founder of Capital Emmy-winning production company Lux Daze Media. He is best known as the Writer/Director for short films STAN BEHAVIOR and COPPER & WOOL.

Raised in rural Maryland, Tyler graduated from Towson University with a Bachelor's Degree in film and a thirst for challenging industry ideologies. Living in Baltimore, he began exploring both his voice as a Writer / Director and his own queer identity. With a passion for leading projects that put diversity as a priority both in-front of and behind the camera, he established Lux Daze Media in 2015. His work focuses on character-driven stories following outsiders of niche communities, and is visualized with a richly textured, elevated aesthetic.

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Now based in Los Angeles, Tyler is developing features and promoting his fifth short film, STAN BEHAVIOR, on the festival circuit, with prestigious selections such as the Oscar-qualifying PROVINCETOWN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, MIAMI FILM FESTIVAL, FRAMELINE: THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL , NEWFEST: THE NEW YORK LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL, and SCAD SAVANNAH FILM FESTIVAL, where the film was presented by AMAZON MGM STUDIOS. The film stars Ginger Minj (RuPaul’s Drag Race, Dumplin’, Hocus Pocus 2) and Yvonne Zima (The Long Kiss Goodnight, Heat, ER, The Young and the Restless).

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In between his own directorial projects, he Co-Produced Jena Burchick’s feature-length documentary MOM & M, which went on to win the Emmy Award for Best Documentary – Cultural/Topical at the 2023 National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the Emmys. Tyler is currently developing his first feature film, BELLEVUE, which is being pitched as Problemista meets May December. The screenplay placed as a Quarterfinalist in FINAL DRAFT'S BIG BREAK SCREENWRITING COMPETITION 2024.