Kira Findling is a writer and filmmaker based in Berkeley, California. They are an MFA candidate in Playwriting at San Francisco State University. Kira’s play DYKE TV will be produced by Left Coast Theatre Co. in summer 2025. Their films have premiered at festivals across the United States, including the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (Programmers’ Pick), and their writing has been published in Salty, Liberated Arts, and Wilder Voice Magazine, among other publications.
In the documentary film world, Kira worked as an archival researcher for the feature documentary 31st State and an assistant editor at Citizen Film for Prognosis: Notes on Living, What We Carry With Us, and other projects. Additionally, they worked with Vivien Hillgrove on Vivien’s Wild Ride and with Jessica Anthony at THREE FRAMES, and as an assistant editor and archival researcher for Yoav Potash at Headfirst Arts & Media.
Kira graduated from Oberlin College in 2019 with degrees in Cinema Studies and Comparative American Studies. While in college, they interned at A+E Networks and on the set of Amazon Studios’ Transparent. They are a lifelong theater lover and find joy in building artistic community with other queer folks. 🌈