HUFF VANGUARD SPOTLIGHT - DEON TAYLOR
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Deon Taylor
A prolific writer, filmmaker, director and idea generator, Deon Taylor is the founder of the production company Hidden Empire Film group, which he runs with his partner Roxanne Taylor, a visionary producer and executive, along with businessman and philanthropist Robert F. Smith.
In 2019, Taylor wrote, directed and produced the hit thriller, The Intruder, starring Dennis Quaid, Michael Ealy and Meagan Good, which was released by Sony’s Screen Gems. Later that year in the fall, Taylor followed up that success with another Screen Gems project, the police body cam thriller, Black and Blue, starring Tyrese and Academy Award Nominee Naomie Harris. Taylor’s next directorial hit feature was the taut noir thriller Fatale, starring Michael Ealy and two time Academy Award winner, Hilary Swank, which was released by Lionsgate in 2020.
In 2018, Taylor directed the film Traffik, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture and a 2019 AMAA Best Dispora Narrative Feature. Taylor also wrote, directed and produced Meet the Blacks, which he independently distributed, and the sequel, Meet the Blacks 2: The House Next Door, due to hit theaters in 2021. Additionally, Taylor executive produced, with Robert F. Smith and Roxanne Taylor, the series Be Woke. Vote, an independent digital series and political campaign to inspire kids across the country to get out and vote. It was nominated for two Webby Awards, Best Host and Social Content Series & Campaigns - News & Politics.
Taylor was awarded the Sacramento Filmmaker of the year award in 2016 from the Sacramento Film Festival, Baron Jay Foundation’s 2018 Trailblazer Award, the Extraordinary Families’ 2018 Visionary Award and named the 2019 AAFCA Horizon Award recipient. He and HEFG received the Entrepreneurial Rising Star Award from the Black Business Leaders Hall of Fame and were presented the 2019 Location Manager Guild International (LMGI) Humanitarian of the Year Award.
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HUFF VANGUARD SPOTLIGHT - DEON TAYLOR
Deon Taylor
A prolific writer, filmmaker, director and idea generator, Deon Taylor is the founder of the production company Hidden Empire Film group, which he runs with his partner Roxanne Taylor, a visionary producer and executive, along with businessman and philanthropist Robert F. Smith.
In 2019, Taylor wrote, directed and produced the hit thriller, The Intruder, starring Dennis Quaid, Michael Ealy and Meagan Good, which was released by Sony’s Screen Gems. Later that year in the fall, Taylor followed up that success with another Screen Gems project, the police body cam thriller, Black and Blue, starring Tyrese and Academy Award Nominee Naomie Harris. Taylor’s next directorial hit feature was the taut noir thriller Fatale, starring Michael Ealy and two time Academy Award winner, Hilary Swank, which was released by Lionsgate in 2020.
In 2018, Taylor directed the film Traffik, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture and a 2019 AMAA Best Dispora Narrative Feature. Taylor also wrote, directed and produced Meet the Blacks, which he independently distributed, and the sequel, Meet the Blacks 2: The House Next Door, due to hit theaters in 2021. Additionally, Taylor executive produced, with Robert F. Smith and Roxanne Taylor, the series Be Woke. Vote, an independent digital series and political campaign to inspire kids across the country to get out and vote. It was nominated for two Webby Awards, Best Host and Social Content Series & Campaigns -
News & Politics.
Taylor was awarded the Sacramento Filmmaker of the year award in 2016 from the Sacramento Film Festival, Baron Jay Foundation’s 2018 Trailblazer Award, the Extraordinary Families’ 2018 Visionary Award and named the 2019 AAFCA Horizon Award recipient. He and HEFG received the Entrepreneurial Rising Star Award from the Black Business Leaders Hall of Fame and were presented the 2019 Location Manager Guild International (LMGI) Humanitarian of the Year Award.
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April 14, 2021, 5:20 pm EST
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VOD Start: April 14, 2021, 9:30 pm
VOD End: May 31, 2021, 11:45 pm
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