Follows the whimsical life and career of iconic ‘80s accordion-playing “comedienne” Judy Tenuta. Starring Taylor Blackwell and Alan Tudyk. Written and directed by Taylor Blackwell. A short narrative comedy biopic.
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updates…
- 4/10/25: “It Happened: The Judy Tenuta Story” was accepted into its first film festival – L.A. Film Fest!


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Taylor was a staff-writer on “Witchhaven”, a digital series amassing 200,000+ views, and wrote/directed the short film “Walk on By”, which starred Burt Reynolds and Alex Désert. Taylor is a proud alumni of WriteGirl Los Angeles.