Kyra Elise Gardner
Directing
Biography
Kyra Elise Gardner is an American director, known for The Dollhouse (2017), Phoebe (2019), and Inked (2018). Kyra's first short film, "Past Presence," was one of eight student films selected for the 39th Annual Cleveland International Film Festival's "First Time Film-maker's" Division, with Writer/Director Kyra Gardner at age 16 being the youngest participant ever. Kyra Gardner's documentary "The Dollhouse" had it's Global Premiere at the FrightFest Film Festival in London England, preceding the World Premiere of Universal's "Cult of Chucky." Universal Studios also included her short documentary on the DVD/Blu-ray release of "Cult of Chucky" as a bonus feature. Her most recent short film, "Phoebe," (her FSU Senior Thesis film), earned her Best Woman Student Filmmaker honors from the Directors Guild of America.
Known For
Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.
Zombieland: Double Tap
After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsessed with the need to protect his family from an unseen threat.
Descendent
Follow Elvira as she searches for the Sanderson Sisters, interviewing various figures who claim to have encountered or been influenced by them, including former classmates, fans, rivals, and descendants.
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
A filmmaker who grew up alongside Chucky the killer doll seeks out the other families surrounding the Child's Play films as they recount their experiences working on the ongoing franchise and what it means to be a part of the, "Chucky" family.
Living with Chucky
A killer on the loose targets a group of teenagers on spring break.
Slay
Kyra Gardner's loving tribute to growing up in the world of the psycho killer doll, Chucky.
The Dollhouse
Lilly and Cece are life-long best friends. However when matching tattoos and some mysterious ink jeopardize their friendship they have to face the good, bad, and the undead to save themselves.
Inked
Phoebe is a real catch... she just doesn’t know it yet. Far from home, she tackles a new sea of challenges during her first weeks at college. With her flamboyant roommate Adam as her navigator, she no longer feels like a small fish in a big pond, and she learns to feel comfortable in her own skin
Phoebe
'The Man in White' is a story about the tribulations a girl faces when tyrannical overlords dressed entirely in white commence to kidnap everyone around her and rule her world. When her best friend is taken, Alice decides to fight back. Alice risks it all to search for her friend and her actions bring to light the unusual reality of the world she thought she knew.
The Man in White
A boy and girl fall in love. Separated by war, they eventually find each other again.
Past Presence
Set in the 1950s, a group of teens start to question the comfort of their small home town when a popular Halloween song wreaks havoc.