KATE STONEHILL


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PHANTOM PARROT (2023)
feature documentary,
director

A human rights activist is prosecuted under U.K. terror laws for refusing to hand over the passwords to his electronic devices during a border stop, unveiling unsettling questions about modern espionage and digital privacy.

“★ ★ ★ ★”
- The Guardian

Trailer

Longlisted - Best Debut Director, BIFA Awards
Winner - Indiepix Vision Award, SR Film Festival

Available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Curzon Home Cinema (U.K.), & BFI Player
Festivals:
CPH:Dox
Sheffield Doc/Fest 
DokuFest 
Galway Film Fleadh
Human Rights Film Festival Berlin
Zurich Film Festival
Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival
Karama Human Rights Film Festival
Global Health Film Festival
Media Festival Skopje
Movies that Matter 

Grants & Fellowships:
Logan Nonfiction Fellowship
Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund
BFI Doc/Society Features Fund
Catapult Film Fund



THE FAMILY STATEMENT (2022)
short documentary, 
co-director with Grace Harper 

Juxtaposing messages from the Sackler family’s Whatsapp group chat with reflections from doctors and patients’ family members, The Family Statement offers an incisive meditation on corporate accountability, denial and pain in the context of the opioid crisis. 

Released on Field of Vision, 2023 

Special Mention - SIMA Award, 2023
Festivals:
Doc10
Sheffield Doc/Fest  
Hamptons International Film Festival
DOC NYC   
Double Exposure Film Festival  
Camden International Film Festival
Indy Shorts International Film Festival






MOTHER (2020)
short documentary, 
co-director with Jas Pitt 

Under the watchful eye of the Mother of the House of Imperio, a young dancer from a Rio de Janeiro favela navigates Brazil’s vibrant ballroom scene. When a new age of violence dawns on the LGBTQ+ communities of Brazil, the family bands together in an act of creative resistance.

Released on Argo, 2021

Nominated - Grierson Award, 2020
Winner - Audience Award, Berlin British Shorts


Festivals:
BFI London Film Festival
SF Docfest
AFI Docs
OutFest Fusion
Inside Out Film Festival
REGARD Short Film Festival
Chronic Youth Film Festival 

Grants:
Lush Film Fund 





FAKE NEWS FAIRYTALE (2018)
short documentary, 
director

A playful fairytale for the post-truth age, Fake News Fairytale tells the true story of Sashko, a fake news writer in Veles, Macedonia.

Released on The Atlantic Selects, 2018

Winner - Grierson Award, Best Student Documentary
Winner - RTS Award, Best Student Documentary
Nominated - RTS Award, Best Writing - Postgraduate Craft Skills
Nominated - RTS Award, Best Cinematography - Postgraduate Craft Skills


Festivals & Screenings: 
The Atlantic Selects
Short of the Week
DAILIES
Sheffield Doc/Fest
BFI London Film Festival
DOC NYC
Hot Springs Film Festival
Rethinking Economics
Folkestone Fringe







UNSPEAKABLE (2017) 
short hybrid documentary,
director

When the British government issued a press release calling for universities to do more to tackle extremism, they identified six ‘non-violent extremists’ as examples of ‘radical’ speakers who have expressed views that are ‘contrary to British values.’ Unspeakable is a hybrid documentary that combines interview, performance and image to tell the stories of three of these individuals.

Shortlisted, Grierson Award - Best Student Documentary

Festivals & Screenings:
The Showroom Gallery
Sheffield Doc/Fest
London Short Film Festival
ZagrebDox