KAYLA BRIËT

#tb summoning the space creatures 💫 pc: @myheroproject

Thank you so much for a wonderful photoshoot, Danny! Taken for LA Weekly 💙 repost @i_am_dannyliao : "Photographed this very talented young artist @kaylabriet for #laweekly a couple of weeks ago. Read more about her at laweekly.com or go grab yourself a hard copy if you're in town."

Last week I turned 20!! ✨Thank you so much to everyone who wished me a happy birthday with such thoughtful messages, letters, calls. The words "thank you" really can't express my gratitude — I wish I could package all of the warm feelings into little orbs and send them off. I feel very happy (and also feel like a space warrior in this outfit) 💙 This past year alone has been filled with so much love and a tornado of change and learning. I think about the many deep friendships, hugs, and memories made, seeing evolving worlds of storytelling, research, tech and meeting the people within those worlds... the first time I've travelled alone was just last year... how grateful I am to be traveling to many new places and now returning home before another project and adventure. Thank you to everyone who has ever supported me and believed in me. In quiet moments I think of this and become overwhelmed. I feel so humbled by this. I love you back. 🌹- kayla

Backstage with Tarantino and Sundance Ignite family. This. Was. Incredible. 💥#teamTino #SundanceIgnite #AdobeMAX2016 (at San Diego Convention Center)

Thank you so much @vimeo!!! Your girl just got her first Vimeo STAFF PICK!! 💕 A special thanks to Bushwick Film Festival and Vimeo Staff Curator, Meghan Oretsky, for seeing something special in this short. And to all who have shared such kind words about the film, you've made this such a warm and meaningful experience 💜

*takes deep breath* What a long journey it’s been… Excited to share that "Smoke That Travels" is now online!! (in profile: https://youtu.be/jRJaCgMCohA) This film was originally intended to be a small time capsule of my thoughts, feelings, and fear of stories being lost in time. It’s a piece dedicated to my little (currently 3 year old) brother, Senachwine, and a reminder for myself to look back on in the future. I started this last summer at 18, and little did I know that this film would take me on a journey and bring me closer to so many people around the world. Over 30 festivals and screenings from the Americas and Europe to Africa and Australia. I feel so lucky being able to meet new artists, family, and friends and experience treasured moments, big and small — it feels like a dream.  Releasing this out into the world is a moment I will never forget, so here goes. Thank you so much to all who have supported this film so far. with love x Miigwech, Kayla

It was an honor to be at ImagineNATIVE this weekend. Thank you so much for inviting me to screen alongside such talented filmmakers: Melissa Dupuis, Sonya Ballantyne, Natasha Fontaine, Melissa Girvan, Jade Baxter, Madison Thomas, Kawennáhere Devery Jacobs, Pearl Salas. I was incredibly inspired by your films #FemmeTotale #ImagineNATIVE photo by: @danieljrowe77 (at TIFF Bell Lightbox)

🚛🚕🚗 11 de octobre Oaxaca, MX (at Oaxaca, Oaxaca)

the ruins of Monte Albán (est. 500 B.C.E.) 🌞 📷: @bwethany oct. 15, 2016 (at Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., Mx)

Built in 1834 😻 spoke on a #sundanceIgnite panel here with Lacey Schwartz @laceyas & @bwethany met so many filmmakers from Mexico! 🎥🇲🇽 (at Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca)

Meet Pinchas, a holocaust survivor. Speak into the microphone, ask any question, and he will respond, often with thoughtful and detailed answers. He told me about his childhood, first love, the hardships he faced, and his vision for the future. This was one of the many projects I got to see during my time working at USC Institute for Creative Technologies, and seeing him in NYC at FoST felt like seeing an old friend. How interesting it is to feel so familiar with a digitized human... and what an innovative way to preserve such important stories and legacies for generations to come. @uscshoahfoundation #fostfest Shoutout to ICT friends!! <3 (at Manhattan, New York)

< vr fallen angels > #Flock #fostFest (at Manhattan, New York)

wandered in the stars last night 💫✨ <art by Kyle Ruddick #fostfest> (at New York, New York)

heartbeats in hot pink (at New York, New York)

memories in golden yellow (at East Village, Manhattan)

spotted an @ees_e at the Future of Storytelling Festival! ☆*:.｡.#fostfest.｡.:*☆~ (at New York, New York)