Katherine Hughes
Katherine Hughes is a writer, director, and actor from New York currently based in Los Angeles. She has spent the last decade working on sets as an actress while learning vital lessons from a long list of filmmakers who have served as mentors and inspired her own work behind the camera. Her first short Yellow Belt Fury was featured on Short of the Week in late 2021 and has led to many exciting opportunities as an emerging director including securing financing for upcoming projects, writing assignments with major studios, and a development deal for her first feature. Katherine is currently studying gender and film at UCLA. Katherine is greatly influenced by the rhythmic energy and world-building of Edgar Wright along with the dark comedy and feminine gore from writers like Diablo Cody. She is dedicated to achieving her goal of directing high-concept film and episodic television in addition to collaborating with established brands and artists.
Roadie (2012)
After 20 years on the road with Blue Oyster Cult, Jimmy Testagros returns to his hometown to life with his ailing mother. Complications arise when he falls for an old friend, who is now married to his longtime nemesis. (more)
After 20 years on the road with Blue Oyster Cult, Jimmy Testagros returns to his hometown to life with his ailing mother. Complications arise when he falls for an old friend, who is now married to his longtime nemesis. (more)
Men, Women & Children
(2014)
Thought provokingEmotionalDepressing
Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. (more)
Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. (more)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his ... (more)
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his ... (more)
Dirty 30
(2016)
On the eve of a Kate's 30th birthday, she agrees to let her two lifelong friends, Evie and Charlie, throw her a party. But what's supposed to be a simple celebration becomes a wild who's who of past and present, and things quickly spiral out of control. (more)
On the eve of a Kate's 30th birthday, she agrees to let her two lifelong friends, Evie and Charlie, throw her a party. But what's supposed to be a simple celebration becomes a wild who's who of past and present, and things quickly spiral out of control. (more)
Surviving Family (2014)
Terry hasn't seen or spoken with her family in 2 years. When she shows up unannounced on her father's doorstep - with her fiancé and a plan to get married in 5 days - she learns that she's not the only one with secrets. (more)
Terry hasn't seen or spoken with her family in 2 years. When she shows up unannounced on her father's doorstep - with her fiancé and a plan to get married in 5 days - she learns that she's not the only one with secrets. (more)
September Morning
(2017)
When the world was falling apart, they came together. In the first dark hours of September 12th, 2001, five college freshmen stay up all night in a dorm room confronting the promises of youth that have been severed by national tragedy. (more)
When the world was falling apart, they came together. In the first dark hours of September 12th, 2001, five college freshmen stay up all night in a dorm room confronting the promises of youth that have been severed by national tragedy. (more)
Monsoon
(2017)
In the hot desert monsoon season of Arizona, two best friends have trouble letting go of each other after a tragedy rips them apart. (more)
In the hot desert monsoon season of Arizona, two best friends have trouble letting go of each other after a tragedy rips them apart. (more)
Say You Will
(2017)
A recent high school graduate cares for his mother and navigates his first relationship in the wake of his father's suicide. (more)
A recent high school graduate cares for his mother and navigates his first relationship in the wake of his father's suicide. (more)
Ambition (2019)
A young aspiring musician preparing for a competition, is incredibly confidant and gets herself involved in a frightening trap that she has to find her way out of. It raises the question: If an insane person is telling a story, is it real? (more)
A young aspiring musician preparing for a competition, is incredibly confidant and gets herself involved in a frightening trap that she has to find her way out of. It raises the question: If an insane person is telling a story, is it real? (more)
Staff Pick (2021)
A strange satirical look into a male filmmaker's creation. And the repercussions of his narcissistic behaviors that span across four realities. (more)
A strange satirical look into a male filmmaker's creation. And the repercussions of his narcissistic behaviors that span across four realities. (more)
Yellow Belt Fury (2021)
After Sofia's husband is brutally murdered during a teresterrial invasion, she asks her local sensei to train her in the art of self-defense. (more)
After Sofia's husband is brutally murdered during a teresterrial invasion, she asks her local sensei to train her in the art of self-defense. (more)
Tangled (2022)
Katherine refuses to fall for playboy Drew Evan's tactical skills to seduce her, making him desire her more. (more)
Katherine refuses to fall for playboy Drew Evan's tactical skills to seduce her, making him desire her more. (more)
The Resurrection of Charles Manson (2023)
While a couple creates an audition tape for an up-and-coming Charles Manson film, the dark events of the audition material slowly slip into their reality as they find themselves intertwined in an occult leader's sinister plot. (more)
While a couple creates an audition tape for an up-and-coming Charles Manson film, the dark events of the audition material slowly slip into their reality as they find themselves intertwined in an occult leader's sinister plot. (more)
Academy (2022)
27. 12. 32. 9. 66. 4. These are numbers. These are names. Six students prepare for graduation from a new kind of training facility. All that remains is one final lesson. (more)
27. 12. 32. 9. 66. 4. These are numbers. These are names. Six students prepare for graduation from a new kind of training facility. All that remains is one final lesson. (more)
Solar Boom
As the sun descends to swallow the earth whole, Phoebe has finished her 'end of world to do list' early. With no plans to watch the Solar Boom, the stillness forces Phoebe to face herself for the first time. In her final moments, an unsuspecting friend gives her a ... (more)
As the sun descends to swallow the earth whole, Phoebe has finished her 'end of world to do list' early. With no plans to watch the Solar Boom, the stillness forces Phoebe to face herself for the first time. In her final moments, an unsuspecting friend gives her a ... (more)
Jo
A young woman in the Old West sets off on a journey of revenge after her sister is murdered. (more)
A young woman in the Old West sets off on a journey of revenge after her sister is murdered. (more)