Taylor Bakken
Directing
Biography
Award-winning writer/director Taylor Bakken hails from the land of negative sixty degree winters and Prince, although her household was more preoccupied with the likes of Jimmy Buffett and Frank Zappa. Taylor began by cutting her teeth with Robert Downey Jr. working on his development team. A few years later, she became Patty Jenkins’ right hand and, alongside Patty, associate-produced Chris Pine’s directorial debut POOLMAN. She has directed numerous short films including THE ORIGIN STORY (OF GERALD THE LEMON) and most recently WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH BIRDS? starring Kimia Behpoornia and Chris Pine, which Taylor is currently developing into a feature-length film.
Known For
Darren Barrenman, an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno, spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
Poolman
A trailblazing young birder sets out to answer the age-old question – what’s the deal with birds? When a strange bird offers her answers, things begin to take flight.
What's The Deal With Birds?
Perpetual screwup Stevie is running on empty having just escaped from rehab (again). On a quest to repay her debts and reconcile with her estranged, openly gay son Liam before skipping town for good, Stevie winds up in a slew of high-risk predicaments over the course of a few frenzied days.
Junkie
Told in a darkly whimsical tone, a woman watches as her younger husband tries to reclaim his youth by turning to experimental cooking. As he finds creative freedom in almost inedible food, his wife finds that she's slowly being pushed away day-by-day, meal-by-meal.
Advent Calendar
After suffering a devastating tragedy, a broken young man embarks on a strange journey to a radical Swedish healing program that turns people into fruit.
The Origin Story (of Gerald the Lemon)
An unwanted visitor forces Sam’s home to turn into a tense warzone that ultimately goes a little sour.