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Kyra Elise Gardner

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  • Writer
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Kyra Elise Gardner
Kyra Elise Gardner is an American director, known for The Dollhouse (2017), Inked (2018), and Phoebe (2019), the latter of which won Kyra the DGA Award for Best Female Student Director, which she was presented at ceremony at the Director's Guild of America in New York.

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 has also included her short documentary on the DVD/Blu-ray release of "Cult of Chucky" as a bonus feature, and on every subsequent release in the franchise since.

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.
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      • 22 wins & 27 nominations total

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    Kyra Elise Gardner in Living with Chucky (2022)
    Living with Chucky
    6.7
    • Director(as Kyra Gardner)
    • 2022
    Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Foo Fighters, and Rami Jaffee in Studio 666 (2022)
    Studio 666
    5.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2022
    Phoebe (2019)
    Phoebe
    8.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 2019
    In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (2020)
    In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
    6.0
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2020

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    • Flesh & Blood & Bone Podcast (2025)
      Flesh & Blood & Bone Podcast
      Podcast Series
      • series director
      • 2025
    • Kyra Elise Gardner in Living with Chucky (2022)
      Living with Chucky
      6.7
      • Director (as Kyra Gardner)
      • 2022
    • Taylor Foster in Strange to Me (2021)
      Strange to Me
      Short
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2021
    • In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover (2020)
      In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
      6.0
      TV Special
      • segment director
      • 2020
    • Phoebe (2019)
      Phoebe
      8.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Jaidi Ventura, Kyra Elise Gardner, and Martina Meneses in Inked (2018)
      Inked
      8.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Kyra Elise Gardner in The Dollhouse (2017)
      The Dollhouse
      7.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • David Westberg, Leah Salinas, Kyra Elise Gardner, and Ryan M. Kolton in Past Presence (2014)
      Past Presence
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Man in White (2014)
      The Man in White
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

    Writer



    • Why You Listen
      • Writer
      • Completed



    • Kyra Elise Gardner in Living with Chucky (2022)
      Living with Chucky
      6.7
      • writer
      • 2022
    • Taylor Foster in Strange to Me (2021)
      Strange to Me
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Phoebe (2019)
      Phoebe
      8.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Jaidi Ventura, Kyra Elise Gardner, and Martina Meneses in Inked (2018)
      Inked
      8.5
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • David Westberg, Leah Salinas, Kyra Elise Gardner, and Ryan M. Kolton in Past Presence (2014)
      Past Presence
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014
    • The Man in White (2014)
      The Man in White
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014

    Actress



    • Descendent (2025)
      Descendent
      6.8
      • Restrained Abductee
      • 2025
    • The Spider (2024)
      The Spider
      6.8
      Short
      • Mary Jane (as Kyra Gardner)
      • 2024
    • Love Ghost: Dead Brother (2020)
      Love Ghost: Dead Brother
      Music Video
      • Love Interest
      • 2020
    • Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone in Retour à Zombieland (2019)
      Retour à Zombieland
      6.7
      • T-800 Attack Zombie (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Blaming Cairo (2019)
      Blaming Cairo
      Short
      • Student
      • 2019
    • IRWINDALE (2015) Short
      Irwindale
      Short
      • Florence, FX Artist #2
      • 2016
    • Nicholas Braun, Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Fadem, and Mackenzie Davis in Freaks of Nature (2015)
      Freaks of Nature
      5.9
      • Sally Zimmerman (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • The Man in White (2014)
      The Man in White
      Short
      • Alice
      • 2014
    • Star Wars Cantina Karaoke (2013)
      Star Wars Cantina Karaoke
      6.3
      Short
      • Crocker
      • 2013
    • photograph copyright ABC Television 2007
      Cavemen
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Cave Kid
      • 2007
    • Daft Punk in Daft Punk: The Prime Time of Your Life (2006)
      Daft Punk: The Prime Time of Your Life
      7.4
      Music Video
      • Young Melody
      • 2006

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    SAG-AFTRA

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      Daughter of Tony Gardner.

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