Kayla Abuda Galang
Directing
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.
Known for
Behind the camera6
- 2025An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks Writer, Director, Editor
- 2023When You Left Me on That Boulevard Director, Screenplay
- 2021Learning Tagalog with Kayla Cinematography, Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer
- 2016Joan On The Phone Director, Writer, Editor
- 2013Papa Director, Editor, Cinematography
- TBAShirt Orders with Rory Blank Editor
Acting2
- 2024Rent Free as Evie
- 2021Learning Tagalog with Kayla as Kayla