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Signe Taylor is an American documentary filmmaker based in Norwich, Vermont. Over a decades-long career, she has directed award-winning long-form and short-form media, including feature-length documentary It's Criminal[1] which was broadcast nationwide on FUSE[2] and feature-length documentary Circus Dreams[3] which was broadcast nationwide on PBS[4]. Taylor is currently a Senior Producer at Dartmouth College, where she spotlights prominent faculty, staff and students, including her collaboration with author Kimberly Juanita Brown "Slavery's Afterlife" which received a CASE Award.[5]
Background
[edit]Taylor received her Master's in Communication from the Documentary Film Program at Stanford University[6] and her Bachelor of Arts from Barnard College at Columbia University.[7] Her Master's project, Greetings From Iraq, explored the effects of Operation Desert Storm and the international embargo on Iraqi families. The 28-minute short screened in film festivals around the country[8] and aired on public television in 1993.[9] Taylor has previously covered political candidates for C-Span, produced for the children's show ZOOM on PBS, and worked as a media educator in Somerville, MA.[10]
Feature-length works
[edit]Taylor's feature-length documentary, It's Criminal, follows a Dartmouth College class that partners with local incarcerated women to write and perform an original play. The feature explores the developing relationships between the women and students, as well as the paths that landed the characters either in jail or at an Ivy League institution[11]. Taylor collaborated with the National Academy of Television award-winning director of photography Charlene Music, Peabody Award winning editor Peter Rhodes, and Emmy Award nominee composer Paul Brill to create the feature[12]. It's Criminal premiered at the Los Angeles Women's International Film Festival in 2017, won recognition at domestic and international film festivals, including es:Festival Internacional de Cine de Monterrey, and was awarded by Impact Doc Awards and Vermont PBS [13]. FUSE, a premier American television channel, broadcast the film across the United States in 2018[2].
Taylor's feature-length documentary made specifically for young adults, Circus Dreams, documents a summer with Circus Smirkus, the only traveling youth circus in the United States. The feature explores the lives of the 12 to 18 year-old performers and captures the financial crisis of the youth circus in the summer of 2006.[14] Taylor directed the film, supervising Student Academy Award winner Erin Hudson as the director of photography, Peabody Award winner Peter Rhodes as the editor, and ASCAP Plus winner Peter Bufano as the composer[10]. Circus Dreams premiered at the family section of the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011, one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, and received accolades at film festivals around the world, including Seattle International Film Festival and Boston International Film Festival. [3] PBS broadcast the film across the country in 2018[4].
Selected awards and nominations
[edit]- (Won) Best Documentary, Vermont PBS, 2017: It's Criminal[15]
- (Won) Award of Merit Special Mention, Impact Doc Awards, 2017: It's Criminal[16]
- (Won) Best International Documentary, Monterrey International Film Festival, 2018: It's Criminal[17]
- (Won) Youth Jury Award, Seattle International Film Festival, 2011: Circus Dreams[18]
- (Won) Indie Spec Special Recognition Award, Boston International Film Festival, 2011: Circus Dreams[19]
- (Won) Best of District Case I Award, Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 2022: Short Talks on Big Ideas: Slavery's Afterlife[20]
References
[edit]- ^ Castillo, Monica (2018-06-09). "'It's Criminal' brings students and inmates together for conversation and performance". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ a b Halterman, Jim (2018-06-08). "Fuse Documentary 'It's Criminal' Exposes Journeys of Incarcerated Women (VIDEO)". TV Insider. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ a b Trahan, Erin (2013-03-21). "WAM — Women Are Ready For Their Close-Ups, Mr. DeMille (Girls, Too)". WBUR (NPR). Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ a b Circus Dreams | Season 6 | Episode 7 (Motion picture). Retrieved 2025-05-10 – via www.pbs.org.
- ^ "Kudos: Dartmouth faculty, students, and staff are recognized for their achievements". Dartmouth. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Stanford University, Department of Art and Art History, Documentary Film Program, Motion Pictures". Online California Archive. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Blanding, Michael. "A Bright Legacy". Barnard Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Peary, Gerald (1995-05-01). "Festival Watch". International Documentary Association. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "GREETINGS FROM IRAQ". Boston TV News Digital Library. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b The Republican Entertainment Desk (2011-03-14). "Circus Smirkus documentary to be shown at Boston International Film Festival". MassLive Media. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Biello, Peter (2017-06-02). "Film Shows What Happens When Dartmouth Students and Incarcerated Women Meet". New Hampshire Public Radio. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Keough, Peter (2018-03-01). "Documentary screenings go behind bars and inside the artist's mind". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Sananes, Rebecca (2017-06-05). "New Documentary Goes Behind The Scenes Of Dartmouth Students And N.H. Inmates' Performance Showcase". Vermont Public. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ King, Loren (2012-02-12). "Film festival in Providence keeps its focus on children". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "VTIFF Made Here Film Festival – For Filmmakers - VTIFF". 2015-06-06. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "Awards of Merit 2017". Impact Docs Awards. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "Monterrey International Film Festival (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
- ^ Bell, Mark (2011-06-13). "2011 SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HANDS OUT JURY AND AUDIENCE AWARDS". Film Threat. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "Boston International Film Festival Announces 2011 Winners". Boston International Film Festival. 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ Council for Advancement and Support of Education (2022). "Short Talks on Big Ideas: Slavery's Afterlife". Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Retrieved 2025-05-10.