Biography

Taylor Hayes Suggs (b. 1996, Visalia, CA) is a self-taught filmmaker shaped by the DIY spirit of the DSLR era and early exposure to high school video production and drama classes. Supplementing hands-on experience with summer filmmaker programs and online tutorials, Suggs has spent over a decade producing 12 short films, directing seven of them.

Working primarily as a writer, cinematographer, editor and director, his style is influenced by the raw honesty of 1970's global cinema and the kinetic energy of 1990's American video store directors. Suggs co-founded Zona Electronic Films with longtime collaborator Gage Nelson, releasing digital narrative projects that carry the ethos of scrappy independent filmmaking into the modern era.

Working as a nursing assistant in California's central valley, he is driven by the real stories of working-class people - individuals who may not have everything, but who move forward with resilience, finding moments of beauty amid the everyday chaos.
- IMDb mini biography by: ZONA