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Kaylin Allshouse
Director · Writer
Biography
Kaylin Allshouse is an American writer, director, producer, and actor from Upper Arlington, Ohio. She tells character-driven stories grounded in emotional truth with a science fiction twist. Her short films include PARTNR (2022), which is streaming on DUST, and The Weatherman Who Knew Too Much (2025). Still Ohio (2026) is her feature directorial debut. Allshouse earned her bachelor's degree from Kenyon College before receiving her MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute Conservatory. Now based in Los Angeles, she continues to develop original features that blend intimate human stories with elevated genre filmmaking.
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2022Nominee
Best Director
PARTNR
2026Nominee
Best Director
Still Ohio
Career Highlights
2026Highlight
Best Writing
Valet Girls
2024Highlight
Best Director
The Exorcism of Saint Patrick
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The Exorcism of Saint Patrick
Wolves Against the World