Playboys is Kalani Akuna's directorial debut. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Kalani has established a career in the film industry as a graphic artist (IATSE 829), heading the department on productions such as Fallout (Amazon), Challengers (dir. Luca Guadagnino), Dexter: New Blood (Showtime), and the newly released A24 film, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (dir. Mary Bronstein).