Los Angeles Based Filmmaker Vijay Kaila

Writer Director Producer Editor

Narrative, commercial and documentary work built end to end — concept, capture, cut, sound. Five-plus years of story-driven filmmaking for brands, television and digital platforms.

Official Selection, Flores Film Festival (Act V: Year of The Bloom), 2026 Open Door Killer See the film

01 — My Mission

Storytelling With Intention

I'm a director who works with intention. Before a frame gets shot I want to know what the story is actually about. Every decision after that has something to answer to: the lens, the silence, the performance, the cut. Nothing is there because it looked good on the day.

That intention is what separates a film that is merely well made from one that lands. It's the difference between an audience watching a scene and an audience feeling it, and feeling is the only thing they take home with them.

02 — Next

In Post-Production

In Post-Production

#DIRTYDAWSON

Political Drama · Dir / Prod

A beloved senator's reputation and marriage are shattered when his affair goes viral on social media while he's out on the campaign trail.

03 — Selected films

Featured

Open Door Killer

2026 · Psychological Horror / Thriller · Dir / Prod / Edit

A woman lets a serial killer into her home without knowing it. The tension is in what she doesn't see.

Official Selection · Flores Film Festival 2026

Heavy Metal

2026 · Fantasy Drama · Dir / Prod / Edit

A knight's tale used to get at childhood, grief, and the moment growing up stops being optional.

Look At Me

2026 · Character Drama · Dir / Prod

Identity, seen through the life of a wheelchair-bound bodybuilding champion.

Credits

Amazon Prime Video · Texas Crew Productions · Donut Media · Area 27

Reach

11M+ cumulative views on scripts written for flagship YouTube series

Training

MFA, USC School of Cinematic Arts · B.A. Cinematic Arts, HCU

04 — Get in touch

Have something worth telling?

Narrative, commercial, documentary — if there's a story in it, I want to hear it.

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