About the Filmmaker

Heather A. Taylor

Heather Taylor is the writer, producer, director and researcher of the award-winning Breaking Through the Clouds. Heather is the foremost authority on the first Women’s National Air Derby and also a recipient of the prestigious Combs Gates Award from the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Considered the expert on the subject, Heather has written extensively about the women and the derby and created her production company, Archetypal Images, LLC, with a goal of telling inspiring stories to embolden and empower others. Previous to starting her own company, she worked at Discovery Communications where she managed thousands of programming hours for popular shows including Deadliest Catch and American Chopper.