Mailyne K. Briggs

Mai is a Philippines born, Canadian raised filmmaker, writer, artist, entrepreneur and Mama. She centers stories about women-of-color, the immigrant experience, being a Filipina in the diaspora while exploring themes of identity, belonging and home.

30 Jan 2024 personal motherhood

Life with a pre-teen

I’m a parent to a pre-teen (tween) now, and I have no idea where the time has gone. Nothing can prepare you for the

My first published children's book: Manok

29 Oct 2023 books manok chicken book children's authors children's book illustrator filipino canadian authors binisaya for children books in bisaya cebuano books for children learning cebuano

My first published children's book: Manok

With the help of my Auntie, my mom and my sister in the Philippines, I created a book in my mother language, Binisaya, with translations

23 Oct 2023 film festivals los angeles filmmakers canadian filmmakers filipino filmmakers inaugural proof of concept film festival proof of concept films the culver theater events

PROOF - Inaugural Proof of Concept Film Festival

October 23, 2023, Los Angeles - This past weekend I attended PROOF - a proof of concept film festival founded by Film Programmer of American

05 May 2023 personal Blog

Tunga-Tunga Residency

When we can’t find what we’re looking for, we build it. We make the space we need. At least that’s what I

17 Mar 2022 travel

staying at an earthship

Timelapse photography of the earthship in El Prado, New Mexico. It was the end of 2010, I was living in the Philippines, and I had