Augusta Dayton
About Augusta
Augusta Dayton is an artist and filmmaker living in Los Angeles.
She loves working within the blurred boundaries of documentary and narrative—between observation and instigation. This interest takes many forms, from her frequent collaborations with artist Miranda July, to capturing the outrageous musings of her Cambodian landlord.
Fifth-generation Angelino and from a long line of storytellers, Augusta loves finding inspiration when and where she least expects it. She works under the belief that anything can be artful, and to always have a sense of play.
Her list of clients include:
Apple, Sundance Film Institute, Target, Gatorade, Nissan, LAFD, Almond Breeze, Cox Communications, Conservation International, UCLA, Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Hammer Museum, 826LA, Los Angeles Public Library, Emerson Collective, Vinyl Factory (London)
Augusta graduated magna cum laude from Barnard College in 2015 with a degree in Film and Architecture. She received honors from Columbia University’s film department for her thesis on the application of spatial theory to cinema phenomenology.
Augusta dislikes talking in third person.