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LorenTaylor

  • Actor
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Award-winning, director and actor Loren Taylor (previously Horsley) won attention after starring in geek romance Eagle vs Shark, as a shy, lovestruck fast food worker (based on a character she created). Her film debut was four years earlier in road movie Kombi Nation; she also helped write the script. Taylor has appeared on Insider’s Guide to Happiness, starred in documentary Lovely Rita (as Rita Angus) and post-apocalyptic feature Existence. In 2023 she co-directed award-winning short film Hey Brainy Man, and wrote, directed and starred in dark comedy feature The Moon is Upside Down, following the stories of three different women. 

 

Screenography

2023 As: Briar, Director, Writer Film
2023 Writer Television
Hey Brainy Man
2023 Co-Director Short film
2023 Writer Series
After the Party
2023 As: Sarah Series

Awards

2023 Tallin Black Nights Film Festival (Estonia)
Best First Feature Film Award: The Moon Is Upside Down

2023 New Zealand International Film Festival
Patrons Award for Best Short Film (with Jo Randerson): for Hey Brainy Man

“I was wearing a wig so automatically I had great fun.”

Loren Taylor, on playing the hapless Lily, based on a character she created in movie Eagle vs Shark