Ilya Chaiken
Directing · Director · Editor · Writer
Active 2001–present
Ilya Chaiken is an American film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her debut feature Margarita Happy Hour, a film about motherhood, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001 and went on to the Los Angeles Film…
Filmography
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022) — EditorMargarita Happy Hour (2001) — Director · WriterThe Vote (2020) — EditorBonnie & Clyde (2016) — EditorLiberty Kid (2007) — Director · WriterMakers: Women Who Make America (2013) — EditorSecret Santa (2018) — Director · WriterPretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks (2026) — Director · Editor · ProducerOnce Upon a Time in Ukraine (2024) — EditorTop of the World (2026) — Editor