About

The Sleeping Viking is an independent production company based in Perth, Western Australia. It was founded in 2017 by Taye Wickland.

Taye Wickland is a Director, Writer and SFX Make up Artist best known for her work on the short film Drop Bears (2017) and Puppy Love (2018). Taye graduated John Curtin College of the Arts as the top student for Creative Industries in 2017. In 2021 she graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Screen Arts with a minor in Writing. Later that same year, she completed a Diploma of Screen and Media Makeup at The Institute of Makeup Artistry.