Director · Editor · Writer · Sound Designer

Ricky Taitt

a.k.a. VaughnBornFamous

An American film director, editor, writer, and sound designer, Taitt's goal is to produce some of his generation's most thought-provoking and visually appealing films, often incorporating themes of high life, love, and redemption. A Los Angeles Film School Honors graduate, he has received a Social Impact Award for his documentary Hope for Home, and has been selected for numerous awards spanning Best Direction, Editing, Documentary, and even Best Actor.

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Recognition

Social Impact Award

Awarded for the documentary Hope for Home.

Multiple Festival Selections

Selected for awards including Best Direction, Best Editing, Best Documentary, and Best Actor.

25+ Festival Wins

Collectively across his body of work as director, editor, and sound designer.

Press

Featured as "The Rising Star of Venice Beach" under his VaughnBornFamous name.

Filmography

Films

Beatformers 2026
Abyss 2025
In the Mix Short 2024
Hope for Home 2024
Crossing 2023
Reborn Docu-Series 2022

Editor / Sound Design / Post-Production

Endgaged Full Feature 2026
Obsession's Rising Full Feature 2026
PaleBlood Editor, Sound & Post 2025
Amal Sound & Editor 2024

Colorist

The Dissertation of Scotty Piff Editor & Colorist 2026
Still Here Colorist 2026

Director of Photography

Only Fan 2024
Diaries of South Central 2025

In Production

QUÉDATE 2026–2027
The Art of Not Explaining 2026–2027

Music Videos

Closing Time 2023
Bad 2022
S.T.F.U. 2021
Hopeless Romantic 2021
Reborn 2021

Screenplays

Coronado: Capone's Run Full Feature 2023
Miracle Short 2024
Custodial Short 2024
Roe Full Feature 2026
Freedom's Fire Full Feature 2026
Forty Years of Glass Full Series 2026
Hold Rom-Com 2026
Off-Brand Music Doc 2026

From the Booth to the Camera

Taitt is also the world-renowned pop star and mega-producer, VaughnBornFamous — with over 3 million worldwide streams and three commercial albums. He originally found his way into film through music syncing and videos; his ambition to put his own music on film led to larger projects, where he now directs and holds the camera himself.

3M+

Worldwide Streams