Carylanna Taylor

Painting the Way to the Moon (2015)
Film by First Encounter Productions (Documentary) Producer Ever wonder how scientists make their discoveries? It's messy, unpredictable and anything but simple. This is the story of a scientist who pushed the envelope and paid the price. In the process he helped NASA find a new way of space travel. Painting the Way to the Moon explores the life, art, and science of NASA-JPL mathematician, Ed Belbruno. The three-time best documentary winner features an original jazz score, chaos math, rocket science, interpretive dance, UFO's and interviews with top astrophysicists, including a discussion on the nature of scientific creativity with Neil deGrasse Tyson.

ANYA
Film by First Encounter Productions (Sci-Fi) Writer/Producer ANYA is a contemporary sci-fi love story about newlyweds whose seemingly simple decision to have a baby catapults them to the center of an explosive genetics mystery with far-reaching consequences for their child and the future of humanity.