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The superstar singer-songwriter showed off her directing chops at the Toronto Film Festival when she screened her short film 'All Too Well' in 35mm.

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00:00Get ready fans, Taylor Swift is making her feature directorial debut.

00:05The pop sensation will be teaming up with Searchlight Pictures and has penned an original

00:09script, which will be produced by the studio.

00:12Searchlight said in a statement, Taylor is a once-in-a-generation artist and storyteller.

00:17It's a genuine joy and privilege to collaborate with her as she embarks on this exciting and

00:22new creative journey.

00:23The superstar singer-songwriter recently showed off her directing chops at the Toronto Film

00:27Festival when she screened her short film, All Too Well.

00:31While there, Swift opened up to the Toronto audience about the possibility of directing

00:35a feature.

00:36If it were the right thing, it would be such a privilege and honor.

00:39Not much else is known about her upcoming project with Searchlight, but during her tiff talk,

00:44Swift pointed to female directors like Nora Ephron, Chloe Zhao, and Greta Gerwig as influences.

00:50All Too Well, the short film which Swift wrote and directed and stars Dylan O'Brien and Sadie

00:55Sink portrays a manipulative boyfriend and a young woman falling in love, and the heartbreak

01:00that followed after their breakup, Swift also makes an appearance in the short.

01:04All Too Well, the short film is also one of the year's eligible short film submissions

01:08for the upcoming 95th Oscars.

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