Jason Keith Taylor
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Born in 1985, an Afro-Latino raised in Koreatown, Los Angeles with the storytelling ability that was given to him by god. Jason Taylor is destined to become this generation's newest and most versatile filmmaker and that journey started for him before he even realized. Although he was always a quiet child, he fell in love with writing by the age of nine and wrote a stage play for his family church. Once he entered high school, he decided to put pen to paper and become a rapper. That career ended up transitioning him into his true and purposeful calling -- television and films.
In 2010, Jason answered a Twitter ad for an internship opportunity with a TV network and was given the chance to become an intern for BET Networks. He worked closely with the original programming department as well as the other departments ranging from casting to postproduction. He assisted the legal department during the 2010 BET Awards show. Where he helped chase down Chris brown after his Michael Jackson tribute. Jason was also able to assist the New York legal team during the first two years of the BET Experience (2013-2014). Once his internship was over, he become a photographer and pursued his own freelance opportunities. He was able to take what he learned during his time at bet and he utilized that for his own career.
As Jason journeyed deeper into the creative rabbit hole that is photography, it sparked his interest to learn more about the production of film and television. He became a production assistant (PA) on several indie projects until he decided to direct and film my very first documentary feature film in 2017, called Fight the Force. The film discussed the positive side of women's history from 1993-2018. It also paid homage to Queen Latifah, the release of her timeless single "UNITY". Fight the force premiered on November 16, 2018 which is the same day the black reign album was released 25 years prior. In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, he wrote and directed "Validated Freedom", his first short which was a silent film. It was released in November and was selected to a few film festivals. In the premiere week, it garnered 800+ views.
Fast forward to today, he is a writer and director for his own production company called Actknowledge Productions which focuses on diverse shorts, feature films, inclusive scripted and unscripted shows. He is a writer, director, producer, and editor on several of his own projects. His company is developing a full slate of projects to help usher in a new wave of television programming and films. Jason's dream is to be a prominent showrunner and executive producer to help others find their voice.
In 2010, Jason answered a Twitter ad for an internship opportunity with a TV network and was given the chance to become an intern for BET Networks. He worked closely with the original programming department as well as the other departments ranging from casting to postproduction. He assisted the legal department during the 2010 BET Awards show. Where he helped chase down Chris brown after his Michael Jackson tribute. Jason was also able to assist the New York legal team during the first two years of the BET Experience (2013-2014). Once his internship was over, he become a photographer and pursued his own freelance opportunities. He was able to take what he learned during his time at bet and he utilized that for his own career.
As Jason journeyed deeper into the creative rabbit hole that is photography, it sparked his interest to learn more about the production of film and television. He became a production assistant (PA) on several indie projects until he decided to direct and film my very first documentary feature film in 2017, called Fight the Force. The film discussed the positive side of women's history from 1993-2018. It also paid homage to Queen Latifah, the release of her timeless single "UNITY". Fight the force premiered on November 16, 2018 which is the same day the black reign album was released 25 years prior. In 2020, during the height of the pandemic, he wrote and directed "Validated Freedom", his first short which was a silent film. It was released in November and was selected to a few film festivals. In the premiere week, it garnered 800+ views.
Fast forward to today, he is a writer and director for his own production company called Actknowledge Productions which focuses on diverse shorts, feature films, inclusive scripted and unscripted shows. He is a writer, director, producer, and editor on several of his own projects. His company is developing a full slate of projects to help usher in a new wave of television programming and films. Jason's dream is to be a prominent showrunner and executive producer to help others find their voice.
