Talia Light Rake

Talia Light Rake is a Los Angeles–born, Brooklyn-based writer, director, and producer. She is a 2026/2028 Disney Entertainment Television Directing Fellow, set to direct on Season 3 of ABC/Hulu’s Scrubs. Her independent pilot, Too Romantic, won Best Episodic at Geena Davis’s Bentonville Film Festival, and she is currently developing it into a series executive-produced by Bachelor couple Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon. She has been a director shadow on S3 of Netflix’s Nobody Wants This, an upcoming Apple Series, Netflix’s Manifest, and S2 of Scrubs (2026). She is a 2026/2027 Digital Storyteller Fellow receiving a grant to develop a web series. A 2023 Film Independent Fellow and NYU Development Lab Fellow, her films have screened at festivals nationwide. She has produced content for Sundance, Tribeca, and New York Fashion Week. In 2022, she founded Heavy Shovel Productions, a production company and filmmaker community reaching more than 100k creatives online, where she shares practical insights, resources, and behind-the-scenes perspectives on independent filmmaking. She also created The Big Dig, a curated filmmaker matchmaking event designed to bring artists together through intentional, data-informed pairings that foster collaboration and hiring opportunities. @lightrake @heavyshovelproductions