Tyler McCutchen

Tyler McCutchen

“I’m a California based multi-media creative awarded for my art direction, video production, music, and journalism.”

  • Film
  • Clothing
  • Music
  • Journalism
  • Santa Barbara, California
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The Dark Watchers

Short film, 2025

  • 1st place, Division 1, STN National Short Film Contest
  • Student Production Award, Photographer, NATAS Pacific Southwest

“Me and my team were given 3 weeks to write, shoot, and edit a 60 second short film from the prompt ‘My Local Folklore’. Given I’m from California, The Dark Watchers was the first thing that came to mind.”

Written, produced, directed and edited by
Tyler McCutchen
Director of photography
Evan Pinsker
Main actor
Mianna Sturm
The Dark Watcher
Grant Nelson
Grip and crew
Micah Barnhart

Index

  1. 2026 Never Truly Empty Short documentary 1st place, STN National Convention 2026 Play 3:46
  2. 2026 Barbers R Us Plus Feature story 1st place, Division 1 Arts and Culture, STN 2026 Play 2:57
  3. 2026 DJ Curly Feature story 6th place, Broadcast Feature Story, NSPA Spring 2026 Play 2:14
  4. 2026 Oat Bakery Feature story Play 2:46
  5. 2026 Berklee summer program Vlog Play 6:24
  6. 2026 STN 2026 Vlog Play 6:46
  7. 2026 Sector 27 Collection, Golden Waste Visit
  8. 2025 The Dark Watchers Short film 1st place, Division 1, STN National Short Film Contest Play 0:58
  9. 2025 Man on the Street Vertical video, DPNews 1st place, Man on the Street, STN National Convention 2025 Play 1:30
  10. 2025 Feature photo Photography 7th place, Feature Photo, NSPA Spring 2025 Visit
  11. 2025 SS///2025 Collection, Golden Waste Visit
  12. 2024 Skate, Create, and Innovate TEDxDos Pueblos HS talk Play 11:58
  13. 2024 The Beach House STN Challenge entry, DPNews Play 2:00
  14. 2024 Checked In, Phones Out News story, DPNews Play 2:02
  15. 2024 House of the Rising Sun Cover, Santa Barbara Fair Play 2:49
  16. 2024 Anniversary Collection 24’ Collection, Golden Waste Visit
  17. 2024 MAG 002 Zine, 70 pages Visit
  18. 2023 Solstice 2023 Collection, Golden Waste Visit
  19. 2023 LifeSTYLE Magazine 001 Zine Visit
  20. 2022 The Red Collection Collection, Golden Waste Visit
  21. 2022 Golden Waste Clothing brand, Santa Barbara Visit

Honors

  1. May 2026 Student Production Award, PhotographerNATAS Pacific Southwest The Dark Watchers Source: The Charger Account
  2. Spring 2026 2nd place, Broadcast Feature StoryNSPA Best of Show Barbers R Us Source: NSPA
  3. Spring 2026 6th place, Broadcast Feature StoryNSPA Best of Show Miles and Mixes Source: NSPA
  4. March 2026 1st place, Division 1 Arts and CultureSTN National Convention Barbers R Us Plus Source: his channel
  5. March 2026 1st placeSTN National Convention Never Truly Empty Source: his channel
  6. Fall 2025 1st place, Division 1STN National Short Film Contest The Dark Watchers Source: his channel
  7. April 2025 7th place, Feature PhotoNSPA Spring Best of Show Source: Noozhawk
  8. March 2025 1st place, Man on the StreetSTN National Convention Man on the Street Source: Santa Barbara Independent

Golden Waste, Santa Barbara, CA

A California skater, teen made brand he started in 2022. Five collections since: The Red Collection, Solstice 2023, the 2nd anniversary collection, SS///2025 and Sector 27, plus two zines.

Shop at goldenwasteclothing.com

Sector 27: a model with an arm over his eyes against dark leaves SS///2025: one model repeated across the frame in orange hoodies MAG 002 cover

About

He founded Golden Waste, a skate and streetwear brand in Santa Barbara, and runs it as creative director. At Dos Pueblos High School he reports and produces stories for DPNews, the school’s daily broadcast. In June 2026 he took Berklee College of Music’s singer-songwriter intensive.

“I hope to promote art as a form of expression, healing, and storytelling; a way for people to share their experiences, connect with others, and realize they are not alone in what they’re going through.”

Tyler, on Sector 27

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