PAULA KILEY (she/her) is a Filipino American multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker based in San Bernardino, CA. She is passionate about character-driven storytelling that centers the ordinary and firmly believes in the power stories have to create positive change and empower communities.

Paula’s coverage on arts and culture, education, and food equity in Southern California has appeared in KCET, EdSource, VoiceWaves, and various college publications.

She graduated with a BA in Journalism and a Minor in Film & Electronic Arts with an emphasis in Creative Nonfiction from California State University, Long Beach.

She is a proud member of NeXt Doc Film Collective and a 2023-24 Armed With a Camera Fellow. In her free time, Paula can be found hunched over a pottery wheel, tending to her army of houseplants, or shimmying at concerts throughout Southern California.