Kayla Jeanson is a filmmaker and videographer whose particular skills in video production in the performing arts has landed her work for companies including Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, ILL-Abilities, Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers, Le Monastère Cabaret du Cirque, and Cirque du Soleil.
With a keen eye for composition and a natural sense of pacing, Kayla directs, shoots, and edits documentary and narrative films, as well as educational, artistic, promotional, commercial, and social media videos. Commercial clients include Trafalgar School for Girls, ACQ Résidentiel, Lumoplay, Manitoba Construction Sector Council, and Berens River First Nation. She has produced work for broadcast on CBC, Bell MTS, and APTN.
Kayla’s artistic collaborations include work with Kyra Jean Green / Trip the Light Fantastic, Nicolas Montes de Oca, Luca “Lazylegz” Patuelli, Damian Siqueiros, Stephanie Ballard, Ess Hödlmoser / Strange Wonderful Creature, Abadi Al-Obaidi, Silvia Gertrudix Gonzalez, Danielle Sturk, Zorya Arrow, and Ming Hon. She also mentors and teaches artists to empower them to create their own videos for everything from grant applications to Instagram reels.
Kayla fosters her own interdisciplinary artistic practice that pulls from film, dance, and circus. You can find more information about her performance and more experimental work at www.beh0ld.com