Kelsey Taylor
Production
Biography
Kelsey Taylor was raised in the wild of Eastern Washington and moved to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University where she graduated Cum Laude from the school’s honors program, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Film Production and minors in both Film Studies and Music. She began her entertainment career as a cinematographer and camera assistant, which led to an intimate understanding of how to capture images. She soon transitioned into directing and has since built a diverse portfolio of both commercial and narrative work and is a member of the DGA. Kelsey’s short ALIEN: SPECIMEN, which expanded upon the universe of Ridley Scott’s seminal classic ALIEN expanded, was made as part of a joint initiative between 20th Century Fox and Tongal and has more than 5 million views. In the fall of 2018, Kelsey’s debut feature screenplay A LONG WAY HOME (retitled TO KILL A WOLF) was honored as Quarterfinalist in the prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowship Screenwriting Competition. Her script THE BAD THINGS is currently a semi finalist in the same competition. AdAge ranked Kelsey’s “Make It One To Remember” Holiday spot for PayPal #2 of 2020’s top 10 Holiday Ads. In contrast to this heartwarming story of a young ballerina and her father connecting , Kelsey also completed a sass meets style comedic campaign for up and coming brand, Kenzzi— at home laser hair removal that works. This work won her a Bronze in the L.A. Addy Awards. Her other commercial endeavors include such brands as Volkswagen, eBay, American Express, and Proctor & Gamble.
Known For
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.
Once Upon a Studio
When the local mafia shows up to burn down her restaurant, Ana, a chef with a meticulous past, defends her turf and proves her knife skills both in and out of the kitchen.
High Heat
With the help of her assistant Iggy, Victoria Frankenstein experiments with the line between life and death. But when she succeeds, she finds her work has produced something darker than she'd imagined.
Frankenstein, MD
Two inept, small-town Sheriff's Deputies catch an escaped prisoner that they believe was wrongly convicted.
The Escape of Prisoner 614
In a modern re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood, a social pariah discovers a teenage runaway in the Oregon Wilderness and does his best to help her find a way home - a troubling exploration of trauma and redemption.
To Kill a Wolf
During the night shift in a colony greenhouse, a botanist does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have alarmed her sensitive lab dog.
Alien: Specimen
A lonely artist brings a young drifter back to his tiny apartment to live with him. Between his obsessive tendencies and her non-stop drinking, something strange happens: they start to care for each other.
Dirty Beautiful
In a dystopian Washington, DC, a shadowy agency recruits a marine to assist in their human welfare program. His loyalty begins to fade when called to carry out a bizarre order.
Damascus Road
A night on the job for a Norwegian park ranger takes a turn for the bizarre when she encounters a naked Deer-like creature: The Vilt.
Vilt Gutt
Patrick, the man with everything, risks losing it all after a drunken boy's night out before his wedding day. Faced with the aftermath, it is up to him to remove all obstacles to achieve his ultimate goal: acceptance.
Playing It Straight
Set in a town frozen in time, “Alone in Tombstone” tells the story of a young woman searching for her place in life, when she’s faced with a surprise visitor. This is a coming-of-age tale about life, love, and loss.
Alone in Tombstone
The third installment of America the Beautiful explores America’s controversial and shameless sexualization of our youth. Theories and observations merely scratch the surface of a culture centered on the objectification of women. Beneath the glossy, perfect images presented in pop culture there are more desperate stakes at hand. Who is at fault for perpetuating such a harmful culture? Is it corporate greed in advertising? Is it the media that projects these images? Could it even be the parents?