Writer / Director
Kyla's critically acclaimed drama UNDOCUMENT (receiving 4 star reviews from Total Film & Time Out + nominations for two BIFAs, for Best Debut Director & Most Promising Newcomer) was released by Studio Soho & Lionsgate in theatres, 2020 & has been acquired by HBO Europe.
Her internationally successful short MERCURY won 7 awards + 9 more nominations - including a BIFA for Best British Short. Her film SILVER RAILS for BBC television, documented her late father Jack Bruce, recording his final album at Abbey Road Studios before he passed the same year.
Kyla has a background in video art (BAhons with Distinction, The Glasgow School of Art) and has directed promos for Armani, DKNY and Atlantic Records. She also works as a script supervisor for companies including Netflix, HBO and Sky. (Top Boy, Industry, The Great, Gangs of London)
Kyla is a graduate of The London Film School. She received an MA with Distinction for her short THE INTERPRETER, which was long-listed for a BAFTA and awarded Best Student Short & a Special Mention for Best Woman Director at the London Short Film Festival.
Kyla was awarded the 2020 John Brabourne Award and was selected for the 2021 BIFA Springboard program. Her next feature GIFT GIRL, was developed through the Torino Film Lab workshop 2025, supported by the British Film Council.