Award-winning writer/director/producer 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. She tells stories about strange people in stranger situations.

Taylor is a veteran of film development, having worked at Team Downey and Wicious Pictures. She also associate produced Chris Pine's directorial debut POOLMAN and William Means' debut JUNKIE. 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 won the Fun is Good Bill Murray Award at TCFF, chosen by Bill Murray himself. Taylor is directing her first feature TERROIR early 2027 and is in production on her next short THE MUSHROOM MAN, which was selected for Netflix/Cate Blanchett’s Proof of Concept Accelerator Program.