Director
Kyra Elise Gardner
11 films
Kyra Elise Gardner is an American director, known for The Dollhouse (2017), Phoebe (2019), and Inked (2018). 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. 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 also included her short documentary on the DVD/Blu-ray release of "Cult of Chucky" as a bonus feature. Her most recent short film, "Phoebe," (her FSU Senior Thesis film), earned her Best Woman Student Filmmaker honors from the Directors Guild of America.
Best known for
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019 · T-800 Attack Zombie (uncredited)
On HBO Max
Descendent
2025 · Restrained Abductee
On Hulu
Living with Chucky
2022 · Self, Director
On Philo
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020 · Director
The Dollhouse
2017 · Self, Director
Strange To Me
2021 · Director, Writer
Filmography 11
Slay
2026 · Director, Producer
Descendent
2025 · Restrained Abductee
On Hulu
Living with Chucky
2022 · Self, Director
On Philo
Strange To Me
2021 · Director, Writer
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover
2020 · Director
Zombieland: Double Tap
2019 · T-800 Attack Zombie (uncredited)
On HBO Max
Phoebe
2019 · Director, Writer
Inked
2018 · Director, Writer
The Dollhouse
2017 · Self, Director
The Man in White
2014 · Alice, Writer
Past Presence
2014 · Director, Writer