Katherine Propper
Katherine Propper | |
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Born | Burbank, California, U.S. |
Education | University of Texas at Austin (MFA) Georgetown University (BA) |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Website | katherine-propper |
Katherine Propper is an American film director and screenwriter.[1][2] She is well known for her first feature directorial debut film Lost Soulz (2023) and short films Street Flame (2018) and Birds (2021).[3][4][5]
Originally from Burbank, California[1], her mother is from Korea and her father Philip Propper de Callejon is from New York.[1] On her father's side, she is a great-granddaughter of Eduardo Propper de Callejon, a Spanish diplomat and a Righteous Among the Nations. As a child, her father attended the same Elementary School as John F. Kennedy, Jr. and they often spent time together. Through the same lineage, she is also a scion of the Fould family, a French Jewish banking dynasty, and the Ephrussi family, whose story is portrayed in a New York Time's best selling memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes. Her grandfather Felipe Propper de Callejon (1930-2024) was born in Paris and on his maternal side was a cousin of Nathaniel Rothschild, a son of Élie de Rothschild. Propper is also a second cousin of Billy Raymond Burton and Nell Burton, the children of Tim Burton and Helena Bonham-Carter.
Propper attended University of Texas at Austin where she received her MFA degree in Film directing and BA degree in Art history at Georgetown University.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Feature films
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Refs |
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2023 | Lost Soulz | Yes | Yes | Co-producer | [5][4][6] |
Short films
[edit]Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes | Refs |
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2013 | Muse | No | No | Yes | Production manager | |
2015 | Of Heaven & Earth | Yes | No | No | ||
2018 | Pentecost | Yes | Yes | No | Film editor | |
2018 | Street Flame | Yes | Yes | Yes | Film editor | [7][8][9] |
2021 | Birds | Yes | Yes | No | Film editor | [10][11] |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Aspen Shortsfest | 2019 | Best Drama | Street Flame | Nominated | [12] |
Sidewalk Film Festival | 2019 | Best Student Film | Street Flame | Won | [13] |
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | 2022 | International Competition - Grand Prix | Birds | Nominated | |
International Competition - Special Mention of the Jury | Won | ||||
Cleveland International Film Festival | 2024 | New Direction Competition | Lost Soulz | Nominated | |
Denver International Film Festival | 2022 | Best Student Domestic Short | Birds | Nominated | |
American Film Institute Festival | 2022 | Live Action Short Film | Birds | Won | [14][15] |
Nashville Film Festival | 2023 | New Directors Competition | Lost Soulz | Nominated | [16] |
Palm Springs International ShortFest | 2019 | Best Student Film Under 15 Minutes | Street Flame | Nominated | [17] |
Rhode Island International Film Festival | 2019 | Best Student Film Award - Short Film | Street Flame | Won | [18] |
Stockholm Film Festival | 2022 | Best Short Film | Birds | Nominated | |
SXSW Film Festival | 2022 | SXSW Grand Jury Award - Texas Short | Birds | Nominated | [19][20] |
Special Jury Recognition - Vision | Won | ||||
Tribeca Film Festival | 2019 | Best Narrative Short | Street Flame | Nominated | [21][22][23] |
2023 | Best U.S. Narrative Feature | Lost Soulz | Nominated | ||
Audience Award - Narrative | Nominated | ||||
Raindance Film Festival | 2023 | Best Debut Feature | Lost Soulz | Nominated | [24] |
Tallgrass International Film Festival | 2023 | Stubbornly Independent Award - Grand Jury Prize | Lost Soulz | Won | |
Oak Cliff Film Festival | 2018 | Best Student Short | Pentecost | Won | |
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival | 2022 | Best Narrative Short | Birds | Won | [25] |
Black Warrior Film Festival | 2018 | Best Editing | Pentecost | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hall, Michael (2023-02-08). "This Twentysomething Texan Is Already an Award-Winning Film Director". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ a b "Katherine Propper - El Paso Film Festival". El Paso Film Festival.
- ^ "Trevor sits down with Director Katherine Propper and Sauve Sidle of 'Lost Soulz'". KEYE-TV. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ a b Zilko, Christian (2024-05-02). "'Lost Soulz' Review: A Rap Prodigy Ponders the Costs of Fame in a Sensitive, Cliched Coming-of-Age Story". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ a b Whittaker, Richard. "Exclusive: Watch This Clip From Austin-Made Rap Road Trip Lost Soulz". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Rice, Laura (May 10, 2024). "Colorful and wandering, the film 'Lost Soulz' showcases Texas and Gen Z talent". Texas Standard. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Saito, Stephen (2019-05-07). "Tribeca '19 Interview: Katherine Propper on Setting the Screen Ablaze with "Street Flame"". The Moveable Fest. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Prestridge, James (2019-03-20). "Director Katherine Propper Talks 'Street Flame' And Giving A Voice To Young People". Close-Up Culture. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Whittaker, Richard (May 20, 2020). "Now Streaming in Austin: "Street Flame"". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Garcia, Lauren Elyse (2022-07-15). "A Love Letter to a Teen-Age Summer Vacation in "Birds"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Roustan, Céline (July 15, 2022). "Birds - a short documentary by Katherine Propper". Short of the Week. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "2019 Shortsfest - Aspen Film". Aspen Film - Independent by Nature. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "2019 Awards". Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Katherine Propper - Film Fatales". Film Fatales - An inclusive community of women feature film and television directors. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Anderson, Erik (2022-11-08). "AwardsWatch - 2022 AFI FEST announces Oscar-eligible Documentary, Animated and Live Action Short festival winners". AwardsWatch. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Lost Soulz". Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "2019 ShortFest Announces Line-up | Palm Springs International Film Festival". www.psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "2019 RIIFF Awards - 2019 Film Festival Award Winners Announced on Sunday, August 11th". www.film-festival.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Whittaker, Richard (March 14, 2022). "SXSW Short and Sweet: "Birds"". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "SxSW 2022 Interview - BIRDS director Katherine Propper". Get Reel Movies. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Umapathy, Vinay (September 15, 2023). "HOW 'LOST SOULZ' DIRECTOR KATHERINE PROPPER PORTRAYS GEN-Z DREAMS & REALITY". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Kevin (2023-06-09). "Tribeca Film Festival 2023: Writer-Director Katherine Propper and Star Sauve Sidle Talk About Lost Soulz". Pop-Culturalist.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ Friar, Joe (2023-06-12). "Tribeca Film Festival 2023: An Austin rapper searches for fame while embarking on a road trip of self-discovery in Katherine Propper's dynamic debut feature "Lost Soulz"". Fort Worth Report. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Lost Soulz at Raindance Film Festival". Roman Road London. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Winners". MLFF. Retrieved 2024-11-15.