Katharine O'Brien

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Katharine O'Brien (born in Santa Barbara , California, 20th century ) is an American film director and screenwriter . She achieved international fame for her feature film Lost Transmissions .

life and career

Born in Santa Barbara, California, Katharine O'Brien first studied English at Wellesley College before working at Muse Film (Virgin Suicides, Buffalo 66) and as a television assistant for Kids in the Hall and Russo Brothers. After receiving her MFA in film directing from Columbia University's film program , she made various short films between 2008 and 2018, including the short film Doppelganger , directed in 2009 , which received the Special Jury Award in the Short Film category at the USA Film Festival .

In 2019 she finally took a seat in the director's chair for the feature film production Lost Transmissions after she had previously written the script . She directed the drama film with the cast Juno Temple , Simon Pegg and Rebecca Hazlewood . The cast was completed by Daisy Bishop , Jamie Harris and Alexandra Daddario . The film premiered on April 28, 2019 at the Tribeca Film Festival in the United States. The film received an Audience Award nomination at the American Film Festival and the Glasgow Film Festival.

Katharine O'Brien currently resides in Silverlake , Los Angeles , where she is actively involved in promoting art and film culture after serving on the boards of LACMA and the Cinefamily Foundation.

Filmography (selection)

Film director

  • 2008: Night Taxi (short video film)
  • 2009: Doppelganger (short film)
  • 2009: Waiting Room (short film)
  • 2010: The Park (short film)
  • 2012: Illusive Fields (short film)
  • 2018: Breaking News (short film)
  • 2019: Lost Transmissions

scriptwriter

  • 2008: Night Taxi (short video film)
  • 2009: Doppelganger (short film)
  • 2009: Waiting Room (short film)
  • 2010: The Park (short film)
  • 2018: Breaking News (short film)
  • 2019: Lost Transmissions

Awards

  • 2009: Honored with the Special Jury Award in the Short Film category at the USA Film Festival for the short film Doppelganger .
  • 2019: Nomination for the Audience Award at the American Film Festival in the Narrative Feature category for the feature film Lost Transmissions
  • 2020: Nomination for the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival for the feature film Lost Transmissions

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lost Transmissions in Variety
  2. ^ Review of Lost Transmissions in The New York Times
personal data
SURNAME O'Brien, Katharine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Santa Barbara , California