AFI Conservatory Producer’s Reel
Shorts Produced by Carylanna Taylor and Supported by Jacob Okada
I Thought the Earth Remembered Me
I THOUGHT THE EARTH REMEMBERED ME is a love story about a woman who returns to the land where she lived over thirty years ago, reconnecting her with nature and the love of her life.
An American Film Institute Conservatory thesis film created by Carylanna Taylor (producer), Prem Santana (writer/director), Liz Charky (cinematography), Daniel Berkman (production design), Lari Stang (editor), Lina Breining (composer), Sara Niver (unit production manager), and Jacob Okada (executive producer), and many more (IMBDb)
Starring: Madonna Cacciatore, Penny O'Brien, Christine Liao
About: 2022, narrative, 17 min
Notable: AFI Fest, Newport Beach Film Festival, Reeling LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Dust
DUST, and The AFI Conservatory Visual Essay, is a stream-of-consciousness journey through the cycle of rebirth. Dust is an entity: alive, drifting through space and time, waiting to reincarnate. (IMDb)
Written, Directed, and Cinematography by Kyle Baughman
Produced by Carylanna Taylor
Production Design by Patricia Witt
Edited by Joel Grager
Set Photography by Jacob Okada
Starring Kue Lawrence
About: 2022, Narrative, 2 minutes, shot on 35mm