Never Far Away from the Camera: Tina Taylor
Winstina “Tina” Taylor is a multi-talented Sierra Leone raised and
American trained film producer. Growing up, Tina was branded as a
leader and go-getter. The ambitious Tina is a busy on the go woman
who has her sights set on expanding her business, having launched a
successful production company known as Prime International Productions. Through her company, Tina has proven that African movies can
be done, and successfully so, in the USA. She is the producer and lead
actor of the movies, Scarlet and Nurse from Hell. She was one of the
supporting actors of the hit movie Agony of a Home Health Aide, where
she played the role of Fatima.
In the last two years, Tina oversaw the production of three successful
movies in which she co-starred with such African greats in the likes of
John Dumelo and Van Vicker. On the acting front, Tina has proven to
be a heavyweight as she embraces the screen without intimidation from
directors and co-stars. Tina has co-produced films now distributed
across Africa through the DStv Channel in the United Kingdom.
Never far away from the camera, Tina is working on her first Krio
movie. Audiences can look forward to a family drama that entertains
and educates about the pitfalls of forgetting our roots. She will be premiering her movie Nurses from Hell on September 13, 2013 in the
Washington, DC area.
Tina has managed to balance family, work and a successful film production company. She dedicates her spare time to helping her community through charity work that engages in feeding the poor in Sierra
Leone. She is a member of Save Sierra Leone Foundation and USL
Sister.
Tina attended Seaton Elementary in Washington, DC, USA where she was part of the Sister
to Sister Drama Club. At Shaw Junior High
School, she received numerous presidential
honors for her studies and was accepted into
the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Tina
continued her theatrical interests at the Duval
High School in Maryland where she represented the multicultural drama club. From high
school she went on to complete a nursing
degree.
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