Kyle Taubken
Writer/Director/Producer
Kyle Taubken
Writer/Director/Producer
Kyle is an award-winning writer/director known for SOUL MAN (2019), PATRICK (2018) and THE BUTCHER (2017).
Contact
Company
Fond Farewell Films
Kyle Taubken is a writer and director from Memphis, TN.
His narrative work has screened at festivals around the world including Maryland Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and Portland Film Festival and has won awards at festivals including Indie Memphis Film Festival and Oxford Film Festival. He enjoys teaching and leading workshops and has done so for organizations including Sidewalk Film Center and Indie Memphis.
His work has been featured on Billboard, NPR, Rolling Stone, HuffPost, and The Daily Memphian.
Kyle is currently developing his first feature, the screenplay for which was selected for the 2022 Stowe Story Labs, has been a finalist in contests including Sidewalk Film Festival’s 2020 Sidewrite Screenplay Competition, was named a Second Rounder in the 2019 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition, and scored in the top 10% of the 2019 AMPAS Nicholl Fellowship.
Filmography
61 Awards & Selections
WINNER - Best Narrative Short
Nordo
South Georgia Film Festival
Valdosta, GA
2023
Official Selection
Nordo
Defy Film Festival
Nashville, TN
2023
Official Selection
Nordo
Montana International Film Festival
Billings, MT
2023
Official Selection
Nordo
Tacoma Film Festival
Tacoma, WA
2023
Official Selection
Nordo
IFFBoston
Boston, MA
2023
Official Selection
Nordo
Tennessee International Indie Film Festival
Franklin, TN
2022
Official Selection
Nordo
Bushwick Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2022
WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short
Nordo
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Memphis, TN
2022
Official Selection
In A Bad Way
Maryland Film Festival
Baltimore, MD
2022
Official Selection
In A Bad Way
Lake County Film Festival
Grayslake, Illinois
2021
Official Selection
In A Bad Way
Tallahassee Film Festival
Tallahassee
2021
Official Selection
In A Bad Way
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, TN
2021
Official Selection
In A Bad Way
Montana International Film Festival
Billings, Montana
2021
Official Selection - Hometowner Narrative Shorts Competition
In A Bad Way
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Memphis, TN
2021
WINNER - Best Mississippi Narrative Short
The Brothers Brothers
Oxford Film Festival
Oxford, MS
2020
Official Selection
Soul Man
South Georgia Film Festival
Valdosta, GA
2020
Official Selection
Soul Man
Oxford Film Festival
Oxford, MS
2020
Official Selection
Soul Man
Montana International Film Festival
Billings, MT
2020
Official Selction - TN10 Competition
The Brothers Brothers
Knoxville Film Festival
Knoxville, TN
2019
Official Selection
The Brothers Brothers
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, TN
2019
Official Selection
The Brothers Brothers
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Memphis, TN
2019
Official Selection
Soul Man
Desoto Film Festival
Southaven, MS
2019
Official Selection
Soul Man
Grenada Afterglow Film Festival
Grenada, MS
2019
Top Ten Finalist
Soul Man
Memphis Film Prize
Memphis, TN
2019
Official Selection
Soul Man
WLOK Black Film Festival
Memphis, TN
2019
Official Selection
Soul Man
Lake County Film Festival
Grayslake, IL
2019
Official Selection
Soul Man
Knoxville Film Festival
Knoxville, TN
2019
Official Selection
Soul Man
Macon Film Festival
Macon, GA
2019
Official Selection
Soul Man
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, TN
2019
Official Selection
Soul Man
Bushwick Film Festival
Brooklyn, NY
2019
Official Selection
Soul Man
Portland Film Festival
Portland, OR
2019
WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short
Soul Man
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Memphis, TN
2019
Best Actor for Curtis C. Jackson
Patrick
South Georgia Film Festival
Valdosta, GA
2019
Official Selection
Patrick
Tallahassee Film Festival
Tallahassee, FL
2019
Official Selection
Patrick
Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, TN
2019
Official Selection In Competition Hometowner Music Videos
I'll Be True - Official Music Video
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Memphis, TN
2018
Top 10 Finalist
Patrick
Film Prize: Memphis 2018
Memphis, TN
2018
Official Selection
Patrick
Knoxville Film Festival
Knoxville, TN
2018
Official Selection
Patrick
Indigo Moon Film Festival
Fayetteville, NC
2018
Director's Choice Award
Patrick
Grenada Afterglow Film Festival
Grenada, MS
2018
Official Selection In Competition Hometowner Narrative Shorts
Patrick
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Memphis, TN
2018
Best Cinematography
The Butcher
South Georgia Film Festival
Valdosta, GA
2018
Official Selection
The Butcher
Tupelo Film Festival
Tupelo, MS
2018
Official Selection
The Butcher
Cardiff Mini Film Festival
Cardiff, Wales
2018
Official Selection
The Butcher
Macon Film Festival
Macon, GA
2018
Official Selection
The Butcher
Y'allywood Film Festival
Atlanta, GA
2018
Official Selection
Sleeping Rough
Oaxaca Film Festival
Oaxaca, Mexico
2018
Best Inception Nominee
Sleeping Rough
Oaxaca Film Festival
Oaxaca, Mexico
2018
Global Script Challenge Best Overall Short Screenplay Nominee
Sleeping Rough
Oaxaca Film Festival
Oaxaca, Mexico
2018
Official Selection In Competition
The Butcher
Grenada Afterglow Film Festival
Grenada, MS
2017
Official Selection In Competition
The Butcher
Franklin International Independent Film Festival
Franklin, TN
2017
Official Selection In Competition
The Butcher
Portland Film Festival
Portland, OR
2017
Official Selection In Competition
The Butcher
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Memphis, TN
2017
Official Selection In Competition
The Butcher
Edinburgh Indie Film Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
2017
Best Narrtive Short
The Neighborhood
Lander Film Festival
Greenwood, South Carolina
2017
Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design
The Neighborhood
SCADemy Ceremony
Savannah, GA
2014
Official Selection
The Neighborhood
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Memphis, TN
2014
Official Selection
Soul Man
Tallahassee Film Festival
Tallahassee, FL
Runner-up
Soul Man
Hammer to Nail Short Film Contest - Fall 2019
Online Contest
Finalist
Patrick
Hammer To Nail Summer Shorts Contest 2018
Online
Shortlist
Patrick
Dublin International Film Festival 2019
Dublin
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Education
College
Savannah College of Art and Design
MFA in Film and Television Production - Concentration in Film Directing/Screenwriting
2011 – 2014
Personal Details
Current City
Memphis, TN
Gender
Male
Kyle is an award-winning writer/director known for SOUL MAN (2019), PATRICK (2018) and THE BUTCHER (2017).
Contact
Company
Fond Farewell Films
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