Katherine Propper

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Katherine Propper
Born
Burbank, California, U.S.
Education University of Texas at Austin (MFA)
Georgetown University (BA)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • editor
Years active2013–present
Website katherine-propper.com

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]

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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

Feature films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotesRefs
2023Lost SoulzYesYesCo-producer [5] [4] [6]

Short films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotesRefs
2013MuseNoNoYesProduction manager
2015Of Heaven & EarthYesNoNo
2018PentecostYesYesNoFilm editor
2018Street FlameYesYesYesFilm editor [7] [8] [9]
2021BirdsYesYesNoFilm editor [10] [11]

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
Aspen Shortsfest 2019Best DramaStreet FlameNominated [12]
Sidewalk Film Festival 2019Best Student FilmStreet FlameWon [13]
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022International Competition - Grand PrixBirdsNominated
International Competition - Special Mention of the JuryWon
Cleveland International Film Festival 2024New Direction CompetitionLost SoulzNominated
Denver International Film Festival 2022Best Student Domestic ShortBirdsNominated
American Film Institute Festival 2022Live Action Short FilmBirdsWon [14] [15]
Nashville Film Festival 2023New Directors CompetitionLost SoulzNominated [16]
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2019Best Student Film Under 15 MinutesStreet FlameNominated [17]
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2019Best Student Film Award - Short FilmStreet FlameWon [18]
Stockholm Film Festival 2022Best Short FilmBirdsNominated
SXSW Film Festival 2022SXSW Grand Jury Award - Texas ShortBirdsNominated [19] [20]
Special Jury Recognition - VisionWon
Tribeca Film Festival 2019Best Narrative ShortStreet FlameNominated [21] [22] [23]
2023Best U.S. Narrative FeatureLost SoulzNominated
Audience Award - NarrativeNominated
Raindance Film Festival 2023Best Debut FeatureLost SoulzNominated [24]
Tallgrass International Film Festival2023Stubbornly Independent Award - Grand Jury PrizeLost SoulzWon
Oak Cliff Film Festival 2018 Best Student ShortPentecostWon
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2022Best Narrative ShortBirdsWon [25]
Black Warrior Film Festival2018Best EditingPentecostWon

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