Crystal Kayiza
Directing · Director · Producer · Editor
Active 2015–present · Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship
Crystal Kayiza is a Ugandan-American artist and filmmaker raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Her most recent film, Rest Stop, premiered at TIFF and won the 2023 Jury Prize for Best US Short Film at Sundance.
Filmography
Bloodlines, Mississippi (2025) — DirectorPhotographer (2024) — DirectorRest Stop (2022) — Director · ScreenplayA Call Away (2020) — Director · ProducerSee You Next Time (2019) — Producer · Editor · DirectorEdgecombe (2018) — Editor · DirectorWhy We Stay (2015) — Producer · Director