Feature at Other Worlds Austin, Best Director at the Oslo Film Festival. I AM HUMAN was released on March 10, 2020 on video-on-demand platforms. Digital media and YouTube On July 2, 2007, Southern released her first YouTube video, which garnered more than a million views and appearances on FOX and MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews. Shortly after, Taryn was appointed the face of AT&T U-Verse's entertainment channel and Cosmopolitan Magazine's first daily online series. In addition, she starred in the first online series for The WB, Sorority Forever In 2009, Southern wrote/produced her first comedic musical web series, which later sold to MTV as a half-hour comedy pilot, with David Zuckerman (Family Guy) as co-writer/executive producer. In 2013, Southern released a musical comedy album, which reached #20 on the iTunes comedy chart and was recognized by Billboard." The song “Crush”, which was on the album, made it to the Top 100 in radio play that August. Southern ultimately released more than 50 original songs and covers as well as an 80's inspired album, Flashback Friday. Southern launched her YouTube channel in 2012 by releasing one video per week for a year. In 2014, Southern's YouTube Channel was listed on New Media Rockstars Top 100 Channels, ranked at #52. As of 2015, she had more than 450,000 subscribers. By 2017, Southern had stopped posting regular content on her YouTube channel. She cited the YouTube algorithm as problematic for the digital community, and a desire to focus on other creative endeavors and experiments with emerging technology. TV Hosting, radio, acting, singing When Southern was seventeen, she was part of American Idol season three's Top 50. She went on to host and executive produce DirecTV's first original series, Project My World before landing other jobs in the entertainment industry and building a YouTube channel. She was later a live correspondent on the US version of The X Factor., a correspondent on Discovery Channel's Shark After Dark Live, which earned the #1 ratings spot in its time slot. Southern was later hired to continue her role as correspondent for Naked After Dark on Discovery Channel, a companion late-night show to Naked and Afraid.She also debuted a series with Marriott that was later renewed for a second season. and launched a digital talk show with Maker Studios. The series, which launched in 2015 and 2016, was an exploration of internet culture and featured guests ranging