Kaya (ᜃᜌ)
World Premiere

Kaya (ᜃᜌ)

Shorts
Short Narrative | Philippines | 11 MINUTES | English, Tagalog | English subtitles
Action, Asian/Asian American, Drama, LGBTQIA+, Sports, Women
An outsider in her own culture, half-Filipina Nia secretly trains with queer outcast Malic to join a prestigious Filipino Martial Arts team and prove herself "Filipino enough.”

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Isabel Lamers
Producer
Isabel Lamers
Mari Acevedo
Rafa Laperal
Executive Producer
Mari Acevedo
Rafa Laperal
Writer
Isabel Lamers
Music
Carmichael B. Castaños
Denise Santos
Cast
Isabel Lamers
EJ Lipana
Kayley Carrigan
Gaye Piccio
Sound
Fatima Merikka Salim
Rodney Sino-Cruz
Cinematographer
Cesca Lee
Consulting Producer
Sibyll Santiago
Editor
Daniel Tong

Contacts
Press Contact
Tom Brumpton
tom@polymath-pr.com
International Sales
Isabel Lamers
Five and a Half LLC
isabel.lamers@gmail.com HIFIVEANDAHALF@gmail.com
US Sales
Isabel Lamers
Five and a Half LLC
isabel.lamers@gmail.com HIFIVEANDAHALF@gmail.com
Print Source
Isabel Lamers
Five and a Half LLC
isabel.lamers@gmail.com HIFIVEANDAHALF@gmail.com

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