about

Who are you and what do you do? The question we all get asked. In short, I’m a passionate, creative individual with many skills/interests, and have an important job of being mom.

Hi! I’m Mailyne K. Briggs (she/her), a filmmaker and artist with a background in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. I have over 12 years of experience in the industry. From beginning my career as an Intern at Bigfoot Studios in the Philippines to founding Kilam Media Inc., my skills span many departments: producer, director, cinematographer and editor, to name a few. My portfolio includes a range of projects from year long global marketing campaigns, multicam live productions, narratives to documentaries featured on CBC, Fashion One, YouTube and various film festivals.

Co-founding Film Girlz Brunch in 2022 and participating in the 2023 Blackmagic Collective Producers’ Lab have been recent highlights, as I work towards my goal of honing my narrative skills as a writer/director. Although I’m working on a slate of films with other independent filmmakers, I’m also passionately working on my own.

Beyond filmmaking, I'm a multidisciplinary artist and a published children's book author. I love experimenting with multimedia, mixed media, live performance art, and I'm currently writing a novel. My art and writing has been showcased in diverse publications and events, and echoes themes of identity, social change and building community.

Advocacy is equally important to me and each issue I advocate for is also based on lived, personal experience, from environmental causes, mental health awareness, Queer rights, accessibility, as well as safer sets, consent and diversity in the media industry.

When I’m not working, I enjoy navigating the joys (and hardships) of parenting, creating art at my self-directed artist residency, traveling, being in nature and taking long naps.

Learn about my worlds, by clicking one of the links:

Not enough? Here is a link to some personal facts.

Additional credentials:

  • Intro to Web Accessibility (WCAG 2.1), edX Certification

  • Integrated AODA Certification, Accessibility Canada

  • Level 1 - Foundations of Intimacy & Consent, IDC Professionals

  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Certification, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)

Featured talks and appearances:

From time to time I appear as a speaker, podcast guest or facilitator.

Here’s the link to my featured talks and appearances.

Availability:

My schedule and roles are always changing but I’m excited and open to hearing about new opportunities both in the film world and in the art world. I primarily produce for Kilam Media Inc., but at times will onboard as a direct employee for a company or agency.

If you have a project, collaboration, open role, or industry opportunity, please send me a message and let’s connect to discuss.