Los Angeles · Born in Houston 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.

01 — The work

Story first. Always.

I write, direct, produce, edit and sound-design. Not because I want every job on set, but because I've found that a story holds together best when the person shaping the script is also listening to the room tone. Horror, fantasy drama, character studies, motorsport documentary, brand commercials — different rooms, same question: what is this actually about?

02 — Selected films

Featured

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.

Open Door Killer

2026 · Psychological Horror · Dir / Prod / Edit

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

Look At Me

2026 · Character Drama · Dir / Prod / Edit

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

03 — Next

Have something worth telling?

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

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