Kaliya Warren is an award-winning director and cinematographer based in LA. Most recently, she directed the promo campaign for Sony’s One Of Them Days, starring Keke Palmer and SZA, and produced by Issa Rae. She also served as Director of Photography on two spots for Vice President Kamala Harris and her 2024 campaign. Warren directed the Key Art Campaign for the Hulu TV series Reasonable Doubt, executive produced by Kerry Washington and Larry Wilmore. She served as the Series BTS Director for Disney's Obi-Wan Kenobi, and as the cinematographer on HBO and Issa Rae’s feature documentary, Insecure: The End. Narratively, she was a top-five finalist for Tribeca and AT&T’s Untold Stories competition, and her pitch for her feature script Expatriates received the $50k Fan Favorite Award.

Warren’s work combines visual spectacle with well-drawn character studies. She specializes in dance film, and her short Revelation premiered as part of IFC’s Short Attention Span Cinema Series. Her commercial clients have included Delta Air Lines, Facebook, and Vanity Fair, and she’s partnered with ad agencies Droga5 and BBDO New York. She’s directed work across four continents, from Tanzania to the Philippines. She is a member of IATSE Local 600, International Cinematographers Guild, and she is represented as a narrative director by Good Fear Content.