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Raised on Guam, Lailanie Gadia (she/her) is a Filipina American community builder, producer, and financial professional based in Los Angeles. In 2018, after 6 years in mortgage banking, she made the transition to pursue a more creative life through her passions of storytelling and mental wellbeing. She currently serves as the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc)’s Operations Director, supporting over 1,700 filmmakers and film professionals where she helped series produce Emmy-nominated and Silver Anthem award-winning 2022 Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond shorts. She is on the producing team of Tadashi Nakamura’s Third Act and assists with fiscal sponsorships at Visual Communications. She has several projects in development including fiction feature Shoots, a 2024 Tribeca AT&T Untold Stories finalist. She is a 2023 DOC NYC Documentary New Leader and a 2021-2022 LEAP Impact alumna. She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Loyola Marymount University, where she serves as board member of the API Alumni Association. She is driven to uplift and empower AANHPI filmmakers and storytellers to live out their creative pursuits through community, collaboration, and impact. She is also a member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Gold Futures Network, and Woman of Color Unite. Visit meetlailanie.me and find her on Instagram @itslailanie.