Kai Kaldro

Kai Kaldro is a director, editor, and screenwriter born April 2001 in Brooklyn, New York. Best known for his work on independent action films, as well as rock music videos for acts such as RANN, Peri El, and Pam Steebler. His narrative works which he wrote, directed, and edited include the 2020 black & white neo-noir short "Sinner's Lullaby", followed by the short cyberpunk epic "Dissolved Girl" - which premiered on the big screen in Rutherford, New Jersey in April of 2021. As early as age 6, he'd expressed an affinity for filmmaking; that summer he made a Spider-Man fan-movie with neighborhood kids, using mom's camcorder, Halloween costumes, and Windows Movie Maker. Wasting no time, Kaldro dropped out of high school at age 16, determined to make it on his own and begin his path as a filmmaker. He attended the 1 year conservatory program at New York Film Academy from 2019-2020. Kaldro's pictures are heavy on visual style and their original rock/metal soundtracks. Thematically, they explore ideas of perceived reality, misunderstood characters subverting their archetypes, and the sensitive human side of action heroes. As a director, he affects a knack for low-budget minimalist action/special effects and creative problem-solving. A feature length version of Sinner's Lullaby is now in production, with Kaldro returning in the director's chair, making it his feature-length debut. Influences: The Wachowskis, Alfred Hitchcock, Sam Raimi, Alex Proyas.