Jasia Kaulbach (goes by Ka)

Jasia Ka is an Emmy Award–winning film/commercial director and TV series creator known for her bold “feminist Rocky” point of view. Her work spotlights queer and female perspectives, blending realism with fantasy to create atmospheric, irreverent worlds where outsiders take centerstage. Her portfolio spans high-profile campaigns—like BMW’s global commercial campaign starring Brooke Shields—to the Emmy Award–winning documentary Ghost and the BRIC-TV drama-comedy TV series Girls Aren’t Funny. Her filmography includes supernatural comedy series Bushwitches (premiered at NewFest: The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival) and Mark Duplass-supported queer romantic comedy Stalling (premiered at the Oscar-qualifying Provincetown International Film Festival).  

Jasia has led creative teams in-house as Creative Director and Video Director at numerous publications at Condé Nast Entertainment, including Architecture Digest, Conde Nast Traveler and Bon Appetit, directing A-list talent like Margot Robbie and Riz Ahmed. She is a current fellow in the 2025 AWD Directing the Actor Lab, and previously participated in the 2025 Gotham Accountability Sprint, and 2023 New York Foundation of the Arts Women in Media Grant.  Jasia has been featured in the press on Deadline, IndieWire, NY Times, Pitchfork, Paper Magazine and The Hollywood Reporter, cementing her reputation as a visionary new storyteller. She is represented by Eric Williams at Zero Gravity Management.

Format: Short Films, Scripted Episodic, Scripted Feature, Unscripted Episodic, Unscripted Shorts

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Romance, Sports, Women, Social Justice

Location: United States

Emmy Award Winner (New York, Entertainment Program Feature) - 2018

Silver (Documentary Web Series) - Telly Awards- 2018

NYC Women’s Fund for Media Award (Fiction Episodic) - New York Foundation of the Arts, New York Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME)- 2023

Best TV Pilot - Laugh After Dark Comedy Festival - 2023

Best Writer (Independent Pilot Competition) - SeriesFest - 2024