Dia Taylor

Directing

Dia Taylor

Born 1995-02-08 · Brisbane, Australia

Dia Taylor is an independent filmmaker and videographer. She has been working behind the camera professionally since 2007, founding her own event videography company Taymaynari Productions in 2017. Dia studied filmmaking briefly at NIDA before completing certificate III in digital media at The Gordon Institute of TAFE, and a bachelor degree of film production at SAE Institute. Dia has worked on numerous projects, directing her first feature film 'Marital Problems' at the age of twenty, which won best original comedy at the 2017 Melbourne Underground Film Festival. Dia's films have also received multiple awards, including 'Soy' which received a special mention at the One Reeler Film Competition in 2016, 'Dark Night of the Zomboogies' - official selection for the Warrandyte Film Feast 2017. 'I Have Gustave' - Official Selection - Cardiff International Film Festival 2017 and semi finalist at the Indie Best Films Festival 2018, and Blue. which received Official Selection at the 2018 Cefalu Film Festival. Dia continues to make her film ideas a reality and currently resides in Melbourne, Australia

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Marital Problems poster
6.0

On the eve of his eviction, Ian's home becomes invaded by Clarke, an unscrupulous gardener who recounts the events of his failed marriage in an attempt to bring closure to Ian's prior engagement that failed to go the distance.

Marital Problems

2017

Potential poster
NR

A former gifted child struggles with the harsh realities of adult life.

Potential

2024

Jane poster
NR

Imogen, a young bisexual girl, deals with the difficulties of sexuality and unrequited love.

Jane

2012

Jett poster
NR

The rise and fall of a small time band in Melbourne's underground music scene.

Jett

Jett poster
NR

The rise and fall of a small time band in Melbourne's underground music scene.

Jett

No artwork available
NR

Oliver is sitting in his small town pub one night moping around another potential relationship he's ruined by coming on way too strong when wannabe criminal Connie enters with a gun, demanding to take the place for every last cent. Her inexperience and clear lack of confidence starts to be her undoing, until Oliver falls head over heels for her and attempts to impress her by becoming her partner in crime. Connie is put off by this, but as the local law enforcement begin closing in around her, she has no choice but to accept this creep's help.

Trouble at the Local

The Green Woman poster
4.0

Rommy is an unsuccessful alcoholic writer whose relationship is falling apart. When he begins to suspect that his partner, Mary, is having an affair on him, a green woman begins to appear to Rommy. However, it is not long before The Green Woman begins to ask Rommy to do things, strange things.

The Green Woman

2022

Wanda and Sully poster
NR

High-school students Wanda and Sully must work together to investigate SRC president Jonathan's affairs and bring him down after discovering he's potentially involved with an embezzlement scheme.

Wanda and Sully

2025

Andrea's Son poster
NR

A young troubled boy overhears his father's plot to kill his mother.

Andrea's Son

2014

How Deep is the Ocean poster
4.2

A mysterious young drifter arrives in Melbourne and takes up residence in a boarding house. Over the next year, she struggles to adapt to the new place, while negotiating her relationships with the people around her.

How Deep is the Ocean

2023

Disconnected poster
NR

Lennox Crawford - the successful novelist - is stuck. Choosing to go on a writing retreat to discover some lost passion in the hope it will allow him to bring a major chapter in his life to a close; his novel series. However, as some chapters close, old chapters thought buried find a way back, bringing with it more than just an old flame for writing and his wife is none too pleased

Disconnected