- Kyra Elise Gardner is an American director, known for Slay (2026), Living With Chucky (2022), The Dollhouse (2017), 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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- Daughter of Tony Gardner.
- Kyra Gardner's Senior Thesis film "Phoebe," (starring a four foot tall animatronic fish puppet as the title character), earned her the Best Female Student Filmmaker honors from the Directors Guild of America.
- Kyra Gardner's documentary "The Dollhouse" was a student film made at Florida State University's College of Motion Picture Arts, but Universal Studios also included the film on the DVD/Blu-ray release of "Cult of Chucky" as a bonus feature - a first for a film school, and a film school student.
- Kyra Gardner's short film "Past Presence" was one of eight student films selected for the 39th Cleveland International Film Festival's "First Time Film-maker's" Division." Writer/Director Kyra Gardner was the youngest participant at age 16.
- Kyra's first short film "The Man in White" was an official Selection of 20th Annual Brainwash Movie Festival in Oakland, CA, the Palm Springs International Shortfest Film Market, and the Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival in Hot Springs, Arizona.
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