Irene Taylor (filmmaker)

Taylor's previous credits include several theatrically released short films, all which aired on HBO.

She directed One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp, which won the 2014 Prime Time Emmy for Best Children's Programming.

Taylor's early career began in Kathmandu, Nepal, working as a Himalayan Mountain guide and author.

It premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for a 2020 PrimeTime Emmy Award for Special Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.

That year, Taylor founded The Treehouse Project, a nonprofit forging broader accessibility to documentary film.