An arrogant lawyer’s world is turned upside down when he becomes convinced he's pregnant in an absurdist dark comedy about growing up.
BABY DADDY follows Seth, (30s) an arrogant corporate lawyer, encounters his ex-girlfriend during a deposition, his confidence is rattled so badly he backs his car into a pregnant coworker, causing her to lose her baby.
In the wake of the incident, Seth suffers bizarre physical symptoms-- nausea, nose bleeding, and extreme cramping– all of which he’s desperate to keep hidden from his coworkers and more specifically his boss/mother. As his symptoms worsen, Seth is driven to his breaking point both physically and emotionally while his social and work life crumble around him.
Hormones raging, belly bulging, and a civil lawsuit threatening to end his career– Seth must face his many complicated feelings– about the ex-girlfriend he’s still in love with, the one-sided relationship with his mother, and the inconceivable guilt he feels about being a “baby killer”. This is an absurdist dark comedy about growing up, proving that at any age, we are still capable of change and redemption. Think the heart of Jerry Maguire smashed with the dark comedy of Ruben Ostlund.
Raised in the wilds of Eastern Washington, Kelsey Taylor attended Loyola Marymount University where she earned a degree in Film Production and minors in both Film Studies and Music.
Kelsey's filmmaking career began as a cinematographer and camera assistant, which built a strong foundation for visual storytelling before her transition into directing. Her breakthrough sci-fi short film, ALIEN: SPECIMEN, was created through an initiative with 20th Century and has accumulated over 6 million views.
As a DGA commercial director, Kelsey has worked with brands like Volkswagen, Walmart, and Verizon her work ranges from comedy to dark world building. Southwest Airlines tapped Kelsey to direct their first branded short film, ALONE IN TOMBSTONE, a modern Western that further proved her chameleon-like ability to work in any genre.
Drawn to stories that live in the gray and allow for shifting perspectives, Kelsey's feature film, TO KILL A WOLF, which she wrote, directed and produced, is a modern reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood told through the lens of sexual grooming. The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in August 2024 and has gone on to win awards like, Best Directing at the Bend Film Festival, Stubbornly Independent at the Tallgrass Film Festival and Best Film at Film Fest Knox, winning an Oscar-qualifying theatrical release for the film which is slated for summer 2025.
Her next film, THE BAD THINGS, was a semifinalist in the 2022 Academy Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship competition. TO KILL A WOLF was a quarterfinalist in 2018.
Most recently, Film Independent selected Kelsey as one of six fellows in their 2024 Episodic Directing Intensive. Kelsey is represented by Bellevue and commercially by Eleanor, the only Black and woman-owned production company in the US, and most recently crowned “The 2024 Production Company to Watch” by AdAge.
Producer - Joseph Restaino
Casting Director - Jessica Kelly
Executive Producer / Actress - Georgina Campbell
Director / Writer - Kelsey Taylor
Cinematographer - Adam Lee
