In LOVERS a woman returns home for the funeral of a friend who's taken his own life, she reconnects with her past and finds her purpose again.
LOVERS is the story of Ash an aspiring writer in NYC, struggling with loneliness and a loss of creative inspiration. She gets a call from her best friend Tara with the news that their mutual friend and her ex Tommy has taken his own life. The two women decide to return to their hometown to attend his funeral and reconnect with their old close-knit group. They find themselves in the same old dive bar music venue where not much has changed, and the music is still the thing that brings everyone together. The group finds themselves having to confront the loss of their friend and the addiction issues that permeate artistic communities. They discover the power of coming together through music, and how healing it can be to have a space to grieve together. Ash is given the opportunity to see herself in a new way through the warmth and authenticity of the friends that have known her for so long. She slowly opens herself back up to the people she used to call chosen family, and to the possibility of finding love again.
Taylor McFadden is a director, writer, and producer who’s debut feature film LOVERS stars Angela Trimbur (Search Party, The Future) and Amelia Meath (GRAMMY Nominated Sylvan Esso) with original music by Nathaniel Rateliff (Palmer, SNL). Her last short film Loose Ends won the Rising Star Award at the Canada International Film Festival. She is known for directing music videos, experimental and narrative films that have been featured in FORBES, Rolling Stone, BUST magazine and Pitchfork. Westword magazine named her one of the "Five Artists to Watch out for in 2025". She lived and worked in Istanbul Turkey as the direct assistant to acclaimed filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi (Camera d’or winner at Cannes Film Festival), and studied with teachers such as Elizabeth Kemp (Actors Studio), Judith Weston (Directing Actors) and Joan Scheckel (Filmmaker Labs). Taylor is passionate about telling stories that expose the uniqueness of our human experience, and help us better understand each other and the world around us. She is currently in development for her second feature film.
Denver International Film Festival
New Orleans Film Festival
Sarasota Film Festival
SVA Theater NYC
EP-Nathaniel Rateliff
Actor - Angela Trimbur
Actor Amelia Meath (Duo pop group Sylvan Esso)
Actor - Benedict Samuel
Actor - David Gborie
