When You Left Me on That Boulevard

2023, Narrative Short, 13 min.

Teenager Ly and her cousins get high before a boisterous family Thanksgiving at their auntie’s house in southeast San Diego in 2006.
World Premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and recipient of the Short Film Grand Jury Prize.

Featuring Kailyn Dulay, Melissa Arcaya, Elle Rodriguez, Whitney Agustin, Gina May Gimongala, and Allan Wayne Anderson
Written and Directed by
Kayla Abuda Galang
Produced by
Samantha Skinner, Alifya Ali, Udoy Rahim, David Oconer, and Kayla Abuda Galang
Cinematography by
Rajinee
Production Design by
Meryl Aquino and Serina Chantrachuck
Edited by
Matt Stryker and Kayla Abuda Galang
Wardrobe by
Annabelle Sundara and Carlo Ybanez
Makeup and Hair by
Rochelle Sunglao
Sound Design by
Will Kurzner

Supported by the Austin Film Society Travel Grant.

50+ Festival Selections and Winner of:

Sundance Film Festival (World Premiere) Short Film Grand Jury Prize
SXSW Film & TV Festival Special Jury Award for Vision
Nevada City Film Festival Best Production Design, Best Editing
San Diego Filipino Film Festival Jury Award for Best Short Narrative, Audience Award
Drunken Film Fest Oakland Best U.S. Narrative
San Diego Asian Film Festival Grand Jury Prize