About

Known credits:
15
Birthday:
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Place of birth:
Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines
Website:
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Kayla Abuda Galang

Overview

Born in Olongapo City, Philippines, and raised in San Diego and Houston, Kayla Abuda Galang is a filmmaker drawing from her environment and communities to tell immersive and textured character-driven stories. With a grounded storytelling approach, she finds humor in idiosyncrasies and mundane details.

Her latest film, When You Left Me on That Boulevard, received the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and the Special Jury Award for Vision at the 2023 SXSW Film & TV Festival. Her film Learning Tagalog With Kayla (2021) premiered at SXSW, received an Audience Award, and went on to screen at festivals such as Palm Springs, Indie Memphis, Encounters, and Reel Asian. She is currently developing two feature films: '06-'07, a coming-of-age comedy set in mid-2000s southeast San Diego, and On Earth as it is in Heaven, a comedy about familial grief set in present-day Houston.

Known for

Acting
2024 Rent Free Actor Evie 59
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2021 Learning Tagalog with Kayla Actor Kayla 59
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Directing
2023 When You Left Me on That Boulevard Directing Director 59
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2021 Learning Tagalog with Kayla Directing Director 59
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2016 Joan On The Phone Directing Director N/A
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2013 Papa Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2023 When You Left Me on That Boulevard Writing Screenplay 59
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2021 Learning Tagalog with Kayla Writing Writer 59
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2016 Joan On The Phone Writing Writer N/A
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Crew
2021 Learning Tagalog with Kayla Crew Cinematography 59
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2013 Papa Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2021 Learning Tagalog with Kayla Editing Editor 59
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2021 Learning Tagalog with Kayla Editing Colorist 59
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2016 Joan On The Phone Editing Editor N/A
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2013 Papa Editing Editor N/A
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