Kayo Gorden is a queer Japanese-American filmmaker living in Brooklyn, NY. She grew up in the Bay Area, CA, and has a BA in cinema from San Francisco State University. She recently completed her MFA in Directing at Brooklyn College.

Her first short film, Sinking Sun, is about a Japanese woman dealing with the death of her mother. Sinking Sun has played at IndieMemphis, Nitehawk Shorts Fest, and Maine International Film Festival.

Her second short film is in post-production. Self-Care is about a lesbian hiding a secret in her apartment . Her films focus on the manifestation of identity and the psyche in women’s bodies and their homes.