- 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.
- Kyra Gardner's short film "Past Presence" was named an official selection of Chicago's CIMMFEST, in their first annual Student Film Competition, and was part of the "Best Shorts by the Next Generation" screening. "Past Presence" was also recognized by LEAFF, CIFF, and Kyra also received the Global Accolades Award of Merit as a Female Filmmaker for her work on the film.
- Kyra Gardner's short documentary "The Dollhouse" was the first film of any kind from Florida State University's College of Motion Picture Arts to be accepted into Toronto After Dark's Film Festival in the history of the Festival.
- Sister of Brianna Gardner.
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