Kyle Taubken
Birth : , Memphis, Tennessee
History
Kyle Taubken is a writer and director from Memphis, TN. His narrative work has screened at festivals around the world including Maryland Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, and Portland Film Festival and has won awards at festivals including Indie Memphis Film Festival and Oxford Film Festival. His work has also been featured on Billboard, NPR, Rolling Stone, HuffPost, and The Daily Memphian. Kyle is currently developing his first feature, the screenplay for which was selected for the 2022 Stowe Story Labs, has been a finalist in contests including Sidewalk Film Festival’s 2020 Sidewrite Screenplay Competition, was named a Second Rounder in the 2019 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition, and scored in the top 10% of the 2019 AMPAS Nicholl Fellowship.
Editor
Inspired by real events. A woman faces mounting anxiety and fear when her pilot husband unexpectedly volunteers to fly troops and refugees out of Afghanistan in August 2021. WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short, Indie Memphis Film Festival 2022
Producer
Inspired by real events. A woman faces mounting anxiety and fear when her pilot husband unexpectedly volunteers to fly troops and refugees out of Afghanistan in August 2021. WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short, Indie Memphis Film Festival 2022
Cinematography
Inspired by real events. A woman faces mounting anxiety and fear when her pilot husband unexpectedly volunteers to fly troops and refugees out of Afghanistan in August 2021. WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short, Indie Memphis Film Festival 2022
Writer
Inspired by real events. A woman faces mounting anxiety and fear when her pilot husband unexpectedly volunteers to fly troops and refugees out of Afghanistan in August 2021. WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short, Indie Memphis Film Festival 2022
Director
Inspired by real events. A woman faces mounting anxiety and fear when her pilot husband unexpectedly volunteers to fly troops and refugees out of Afghanistan in August 2021. WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short, Indie Memphis Film Festival 2022
Editor
Two brothers, one a small town pastor in a marriage crisis and the other a flashy doctor with questionable morals, come home to help their overbearing mother in the aftermath of their father's unexpected death. WINNER - Best Mississippi Narrative Short, Oxford Film Festival 2020.
Co-Writer
Two brothers, one a small town pastor in a marriage crisis and the other a flashy doctor with questionable morals, come home to help their overbearing mother in the aftermath of their father's unexpected death. WINNER - Best Mississippi Narrative Short, Oxford Film Festival 2020.
Producer
Two brothers, one a small town pastor in a marriage crisis and the other a flashy doctor with questionable morals, come home to help their overbearing mother in the aftermath of their father's unexpected death. WINNER - Best Mississippi Narrative Short, Oxford Film Festival 2020.
Director
Two brothers, one a small town pastor in a marriage crisis and the other a flashy doctor with questionable morals, come home to help their overbearing mother in the aftermath of their father's unexpected death. WINNER - Best Mississippi Narrative Short, Oxford Film Festival 2020.
Editor
Ben Whitaker, Jr., an aging and mostly washed up singer-songwriter from the 60s/70s era of big soul music, navigates loneliness, failed relationships, and a botched career in modern day Memphis, TN. NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon Prime, Vimeo, and YouTube. WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short, Indie Memphis Film Festival 2019. RUNNER-UP - Hammer To Nail Short Film Contest, Fall 2019.
Producer
Ben Whitaker, Jr., an aging and mostly washed up singer-songwriter from the 60s/70s era of big soul music, navigates loneliness, failed relationships, and a botched career in modern day Memphis, TN. NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon Prime, Vimeo, and YouTube. WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short, Indie Memphis Film Festival 2019. RUNNER-UP - Hammer To Nail Short Film Contest, Fall 2019.
Writer
Ben Whitaker, Jr., an aging and mostly washed up singer-songwriter from the 60s/70s era of big soul music, navigates loneliness, failed relationships, and a botched career in modern day Memphis, TN. NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon Prime, Vimeo, and YouTube. WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short, Indie Memphis Film Festival 2019. RUNNER-UP - Hammer To Nail Short Film Contest, Fall 2019.
Director
Ben Whitaker, Jr., an aging and mostly washed up singer-songwriter from the 60s/70s era of big soul music, navigates loneliness, failed relationships, and a botched career in modern day Memphis, TN. NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon Prime, Vimeo, and YouTube. WINNER - Best Hometowner Narrative Short, Indie Memphis Film Festival 2019. RUNNER-UP - Hammer To Nail Short Film Contest, Fall 2019.
Editor
A blue-collar gambling addict reaches a new low on Christmas Eve.
Producer
A blue-collar gambling addict reaches a new low on Christmas Eve.
Writer
A blue-collar gambling addict reaches a new low on Christmas Eve.
Director
A blue-collar gambling addict reaches a new low on Christmas Eve.
