Trinidad and Tobago born Filmmaker, Steven M. Taylor has pioneered many 'firsts' for his country including being the first USC Film MFA Graduate and the first Special Effects Makeup Artist with a Certificate in Animatronics.  Steven is also a recipient of a recommendation from American Actor Will Smith and past Creative Development intern at Smith's Overbrook Entertainment.

 

His awards include full scholarships to CMU| College of Makeup Diploma Program (Canada), the University of the West Indies Bachelor of Arts Film Programme (Trinidad) and the University of Southern California's Masters of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts (USA)  where he studied filmmaking with emphasis in Directing. 

 

Steven's eclectic talent coupled with his Caribbean, Canadian and American experiences all culminate on screen to portray a unique directorial style which fuses intimate cinematic textures with the production savvy of studio films.

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