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

Pleased to announce that both my short narrative SOMEWHERE and my short documentary THE SCENES will be screen at the The Middleburry New Filmmakers Festival.  The festival runs August 27-30.  So, you know, if you’re in Vermont, check it out.

Last week, I had the oh-so-Hollywood opportunity to represent the Board of Directors of BAWIFM at a Power Breakfast sponsored by The Wrap and featuring Chelsea Handler. Chelsea Handler was the keynote speaker. I have to admit, I didn’t follow her previously. I’m more of a Tina Fey and Amy Schumer-fan. But after meeting her, […]

From the heap of quality storytelling BAWIFM curated, no one would guess that Laura Van Zee Taylor’s documentary “The Scenes” and short “Somewhere” are her first productions. With the latter, Taylor marries tight plot construction with a broad range of shots. Wide views of a strangely majestic, glowing suburbia and escapist nightlife limo scenes present […]

After having to be told by a fellow filmmaker that my work got a great review in The Daily Californian, I thought I’d better google myself and see if anyone else had written about my work. Who knew? And I found this post from over a year ago. How fun! Great to know The Scenes […]

I’d been hearing my daughter and her friends complain about the unfairness of the school dress code for months. Then stories about the dress code controversy in schools around the nation and around the world started popping up on FB and Twitter, in the papers, and on the news. So I did some research, some […]