Director

Kayla Abuda Galang

Directing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 3002023

IMDb ID: nm6160114

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2013 - 2025

Years active: 13

Also known as

Kayla Galang

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Director (1)Cinematography (1)Colorist (1)Editor (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Kayla Abuda Galang is a filmmaker based in Austin, Texas, drawing from the humor and details of her communities, surroundings, memory, and the television that raised her. Her short film, When You Left Me On That Boulevard, won the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. She was named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film, received the Ani ng Dangal from the National Commission for Culture and Arts of the Philippines, and joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a voting member in the Short Films Branch. She works as a video producer at the University of Texas.