Daniel Taylor is an Asian American filmmaker. He is a graduate of the Film and Video Studies program at George Mason University (with honors). Because of his mixed cultural background, his work focuses on the intersections between cultures and identities.
Daniel’s most recent work is a documentary short about his mother’s experiences raising bi-racial, bi-national children. The film “Untitled Mom Doc” premiered at the DC Asian Pacific American film festival and screened at the DC Shorts Festival and Astoria Film Festival in Queens, NYC.
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Untitled Mom Doc
Short form documentary in which family members share stories from a mother’s life based on their differing perspectives.Premiered in 2022 at the DCAPA Film Festival, received a Youth Honorable Mention at the Astoria Film Festival.For the full film, please contact
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To Be Known
“Please do not touch me, I don’t want to be known.”Official music video for Faded Home’s song “To Be Known”
from their debut album.
Cornerstones
Promotional video for Cornerstones, a non-profit which provides support for those in need of affordable housing
and other human services.
The Floating Tin Hau Temple
This educational video documents the final months of the last floating temple in Hong Kong. Completed as part of my internship at Modern Education, it was developed for use in the classroom.
Student Film Credits
Director / Producer
745 Sticky (2021)
To Be Known (2021)
Untitled Mom Doc (2022)
Sound Mixer / Sound Designer / Boom Op
A Boy Named Park (2020)
Mushroom Soup (2020)
An Old Friend (2022)
Dessana (2022) (Capital Emmy Award Winner)
Even in Death (2022)
The In-Between (2022)
In Due Time (2022)
What We Leave Behind (2022)
Skeletons (2022)
