Third Act will World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2025
Documentary feature, Third Act by award winning filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura will World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2025.
Lailanie wraps up her Doc New Leaders cohort year with Fundraising panel at DOC NYC on Nov 15th
Lailanie wraps up her Doc New Leaders cohort year with a fundraising panel with 3 of her cohort honorees titled “Real Talk: Fundraising in the Current Documentary Landscape” on November 15th as part of DOC NYC PRO.
Lailanie on a filmmaker sustainability panel at Double Exposure on Nov 8th
Lailanie Gadia will speak on 'Envisioning the Future: Sustainable Solutions for Filmmakers' panel at the 2024 Double Exposure Symposium!
Producer Lailanie’s feature in development, Shoots, is a 2024 AT&T Untold Stories finalist at Tribeca Festival
Writer Director Kanani Koster and Producer Lailanie Gadia’s project, Shoots, is a 2024 AT&T Presents: Untold Stories finalist at Tribeca Festival. They pitched their project in front of a live jury and audience on June 7, 2024 in New York.
Lailanie Joins Inaugural Board of the LMU API Alumni Association
Lailanie joins the inaugural board of the newly formed LMU API Alumni Association after serving as API Alumni Ambassador since December 2020.
10/26: Lailanie is named a DOC NYC Documentary New Leader
5/1: Lailanie quoted in GBH WORLD feature article on AsianAmResilience shorts series
5/31: Lailanie Moderates WORLD Channel’s Meet the Makers for AsianAmResilience Shorts
Lailanie Gadia, Operations Director at the Asian American Documentary Network, moderates this Meet the Makers virtual discussion for WORLD Channel and the Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond series.
4/27: LEAP Alumni Spotlight: Lailanie Gadia
Lailanie Gadia, an alumna of the 2021-22 LEAP Impact program, was featured in the April 27, 2023, LEAP e-newsletter.
9/29: Lailanie Attends TAAF’s AAPI Leadership Summit in SF
5/19: Lailanie joins a delegate of 70+ for the 2022 American Express Global Alumni Summit in DC
Lailanie Gadia joins as one of the 80+ delegates attending the American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit 2022 in Washington, D.C.
12/2: Lailanie joins the 2021-2022 LEAP Impact Cohort!
Lailanie joins a cohort of 20 as part of the 2021-2022 LEAP Impact: An American Express Leadership Academy representing as Manager of the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc).
5/31: Her Path to Success Podcast
5/2: API Graduation Keynote Speech
On May 2, I was blessed to have given the Alumna Keynote Speech for the 2021 API Graduate Celebration Ceremony. Due to request, I’m sharing my bio and keynote speech. Huge thank you to Jenica Rose Garcia for introducing me. Thank you to Aristotle Mosier (Director of APSS) and Carla Cruz (Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement) for the support. Enjoy!
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