Taylor Bakken
THE MUSHROOM MAN
Set in a world overtaken by moisture where moss is equated with beauty and mold is terminal, the Mushroom Man is an outcast whose fungi contains healing properties that he uses to keep his lover alive.
Biography
Award-winning writer/director Taylor Bakken hails from the land of negative sixty degree winters and Prince, although her household was more preoccupied with the likes of Jimmy Buffett and Frank Zappa. She feels this combination answers a lot of questions about her work. Taylor began by cutting her teeth with Robert Downey Jr. working on his development team. A few years later, she became Patty Jenkins’ right hand and, alongside Patty, associate-produced Chris Pine’s directorial debut POOLMAN. She has directed numerous short films including THE ORIGIN STORY (OF GERALD THE LEMON) and most recently WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH BIRDS? starring Kimia Behpoornia and Chris Pine, executive produced by Patty Jenkins and Chris Pine, which won the Fun is Good Bill Murray Award at TCFF, chosen by Billy Murray himself. Taylor has a number of feature projects in development and is shooting her next short, THE MUSHROOM MAN, Spring 2026.