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 is currently developing her first feature film and works as a video producer and editor at the University of Texas.
📚 An Ongoing List of Things Found in the Library Book Drop, Usually Being Used as Bookmarks, 2025, Narrative Short, 3 min.
Produced by Sanctuary Content and Sleepover in Association with Buckaroo and 24 Cobras
World Premiere at the 2025 SXSW Film & TV Festival, Jury Award for Short Short at Aspen Shortsfest
☁️ When You Left Me on That Boulevard, 2023, Narrative Short, 13 min.
Produced by Sleepover
World Premiere and Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury Award for Vision at the 2023 SXSW Film & TV Festival, and Vimeo Staff Pick
🥲 Learning Tagalog With Kayla, 2021, Narrative Short, 4 min.
World Premiere and Texas Shorts Audience Award at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival