Tayo Amos

Tayo Amos is a director and filmmaker from the Bay Area now currently living in Los Angeles. She graduated from Stanford University with a double major BA in Science, Technology, & Society and Spanish Literature in 2014 and is a graduate of USC's School of Cinematic Arts in the MFA Film Production program with a focus on Directing. In 2014, she was selected as a member of Team Oscar, an extraordinary opportunity to be a presenter at the Academy Awards. In October 2015, she spoke alongside David Lasseter of Pixar and Ze Frank of Buzzfeed at the Academy about her experience making films as a digital native. Her short films have been screened in festivals in Atlanta, New York and the Bay Area. She also is a fan of collaborating with artists on music videos - one of the music videos she directed, #WeCantBreathe, has more than 100,000 views on Youtube. Her screenplay ELITE was a finalist for the Project Cre8 screenwriting contest hosted by BET and Paramount Players and is currently in talk