Laura Taylor, Filmmaker » Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematographer

We were thrilled to premiere I AM MARIS at the Ashland Film Festival. For more information about this feature documentary please visit the website or follow I Am Maris on Facebook.

Okay so I didn’t know that this even existed, but Whitney’s and my social media video “If Siri Was a Mom” has won the honor of BlogHer’s 2017 Voice of the Year award and they’ve asked us to be keynote presenters at their convention in Orlando in June. GIRL’S TRIP! Here’s the video in case you […]

After the election, searching for answers and for what I could do to help, I decided to just do what I do– make a little film. Since I’m surrounded by all these bright and beautiful children, I asked them to help me.   Some Advice for The President-Elect from Laura VanZee on Vimeo.

I Am Maris: Portrait of a Young Yogi A film about mental illness, the healing powers of yoga, and ultimately about self-acceptance. http://www.iammarismovie.com Maris Degener @yogamaris  is an amazing young woman with a story that I knew needed to be told through film. Maris is a yoga teacher, a writer, and a survivor. She’s an inspiration to her students, to the young girls she mentors, and […]

So as I’ve mentioned before, my bestie Whitney Cicero and I have been making videos under the brand The New Stepford for a couple years now. It’s fun and easy and a great break from transcribing 300 hours of documentary interviews. We’ve had moderate success in the past, including being asked to join the AwestruckTV […]