Lailanie Gadia

Raised in Guam, Lailanie is a Filipina American community builder, producer and financial professional based in Los Angeles. She’s founder of Mango Stories developing and producing projects rooted in community and Impact. She serves as Operations Director at the Asian American Documentary Network supporting 2,000+ film workers where she helped series produce Emmy-nominated and Silver Anthem award-winning 2022 Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond shorts. Her producing credits include CAAM-supported BRIDGING OUR STORIES, CAPE-funded MILK & HONEY, THIRD ACT (Sundance 2025), DIVE BAR (A…