# Tara Lee Ford

> Tara Lee Ford runs Oddball Films, the San Francisco stock footage archive holding over 50,000 film elements of the strange, beautiful and forgotten. A theater and dance performer who spent four decades alongside founder Stephen Parr, she now keeps the 'oddball' in Oddball Films.

- **Role:** Director and CEO at Oddball Films
- **Organizations:** Oddball Films Inc.
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Leads Oddball Films, an archive of over 50,000 film elements used in feature films, television, music videos and multimedia worldwide., Continued and protected Stephen Parr's archival vision after his death in 2017., Collaborated on a three-part documentary research film.

## Career timeline

- **1980s-2010s** — Performed in theater and dance, including at Stephen Parr's after-hours space Club Generic and other experimental San Francisco venues.
- **Decades** — Worked alongside founder Stephen Parr to grow and refine Oddball Films.
- **2017** — Stephen Parr passed away; Ford steps further into leadership of the archive.
- **2018** — Profiled with lead archivist Adam Dziesinski in Bob Cut Magazine on the future of Oddball Films.
- **Present** — Director and CEO of Oddball Films, completing a three-part documentary research film begun with Parr.

## Achievements

- Leads Oddball Films, an archive of over 50,000 film elements used in feature films, television, music videos and multimedia worldwide.
- Continued and protected Stephen Parr's archival vision after his death in 2017.
- Collaborated on a three-part documentary research film.

## Links

- Website: https://www.oddballfilms.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-lee-ford-364118184

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Last updated: 2026-05-15