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Kaayla Whachell

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Kaayla Whachell
Kaayla Whachell is a Ryukyuan/Metis Cinematographer. She is known for her work on feature films such as ESPN's 30 for 30 I'm Just here for the Riot (2023) directed by Asia Youngman and Kat Jayme, Portraits from a Fire (2021) directed by Trevor Mack and Unarchived (2022) directed by Hayley Gray and Elad Tzadok.
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      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Known for

    William Magnus Lulua and Trevor Mack in Portraits from a Fire (2021)
    Portraits from a Fire
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
    Hayashi Studio (2019)
    Hayashi Studio
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
    Idols Never Die (2019)
    Idols Never Die
    6.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
    Laara Sadiq in Send the Rain (2022)
    Send the Rain
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Two Thumbs Up
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Send the Rain
      • cinematography by
      • Completed
    • Gods & Devils
      • Cinematographer
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Tears Burn to Ash
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Delta Dawn (2024)
      Delta Dawn
      6.3
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • The Chef & The Daruma (2024)
      The Chef & The Daruma
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Altona (2023)
      Altona
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Nhi Do in The Sorrow (2023)
      The Sorrow
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Farm Crime (2018)
      Farm Crime
      7.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021–2023
    • Ohskennón: Ten Owí:Ra (little Deer) (2023)
      Ohskennón: Ten Owí:Ra (little Deer)
      9.4
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Be Water (2020)
      30 for 30
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Ataraxia (2022)
      Ataraxia
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Quinton 'Yung Trybez' Nyce and Darren 'Young D.' Metz in Snotty Nose Rez Kids: Damn Right (2022)
      Snotty Nose Rez Kids: Damn Right
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Unarchived (2022)
      Unarchived
      6.9
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Elizaveta Neretin in Bubble (2022)
      Bubble
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Laara Sadiq in Send the Rain (2022)
      Send the Rain
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Mother Mother: Hayloft II (2022)
      Mother Mother: Hayloft II
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Mother Mother: Hayloft I (2022)
      Mother Mother: Hayloft I
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Lisa Meeches in Taken (2016)
      Taken
      7.8
      TV Series
      • 'b' camera operator
      • 2026
    • Farm Crime (2018)
      Farm Crime
      7.9
      TV Series
      • additional cinematography
      • 2023
    • Air Canada: #tlc Travel Like a Canadian - Campaign Launch Ad (2019)
      Air Canada: #tlc Travel Like a Canadian - Campaign Launch Ad
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • Daisy & the Gumboot Kids (2018)
      Daisy & the Gumboot Kids
      9.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant camera
      • 2018
    • Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott in All of My Heart: The Wedding (2018)
      All of My Heart: The Wedding
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • 'a' camera second assistant
      • 2018
    • This Blows (2018)
      This Blows
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second assistant camera
      • 2018
    • Scout & the Gumboot Kids (2015)
      Scout & the Gumboot Kids
      8.8
      TV Series
      • second assistant camera
      • 2017
    • Meet Cute (2016)
      Meet Cute
      6.2
      Short
      • second assistant camera: 'a' camera
      • 2016

    Director

    • Send the Rain
      • Director
      • Completed
    • Nisihkason Lex
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Laura (2019)
      Laura
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
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