Kate Davis (director)

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Kate Davis
Born (1960-02-23) 23 February 1960 (age 62)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
OccupationDirector, producer, editor
Years active1983 - present
Spouse David Heilbroner (m. 1987)

Kate Davis is an American director, producer and editor. She is best known for Southern Comfort (2001), and Traffic Stop (2017) for which she received Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject nomination with husband David at the 90th Academy Awards. [1] More recently she and her husband, David Heilbroner, directed Say Her Name, a documentary about the life and death of Sandra Bland. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Sandra Bland: behind a poignant documentary of her life and death". The Guardian . 23 December 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2019.