about

Mailyne K. Briggs (she/her), is a Philippines born, Canadian raised filmmaker, writer and artist, with a background in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. In 2013, she founded a production now known as Kilam Media Inc. and has been working for nearly 15 years in the industry producing and directing documentaries, multi-cam hybrid/live productions, commercials, music videos, and narratives. With strong creative and technical expertise in production, post, and marketing, Mailyne collaboratively executes projects of varying scales from concept through to completion.

I AM: Limitless, a feature documentary she co-produced and was the cinematographer for, premiered on CBC Gem’s Absolutely Canadian in October 2021. She is currently in development as the writer and director on her debut feature film: Those Days of Summer, a coming-of-age story set in Ottawa, Canada in the late 90’s. She is also in pre-production on a short film, And Also With You, with principal photography in Ottawa on July 5, 2025.

Mailyne continues to work on co-productions between Canada and the US, as well as live streams that reach global audiences. She is a firm advocate for safer sets, greener productions, mental health care and diverse representation in the industry.

Outside of filmmaking, she is a mother, a published author and illustrator of a bilingual children’s book, Manok and has written her first novella, currently with beta readers.

Additional credentials:

  • Foundations of Intimacy & Consent - Level 1. Enrolled in Intimacy Professional Accelerator Program (IDC).

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

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

  • Integrated AODA Certification, Accessibility Canada

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:

Mailyne is open to hearing about new projects. If you have a film project you’d love to collaborate on, connect to discuss!