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 the rule of law, modern espionage and digital privacy.

Trailer

Sales: CAA
Festivals:
CPH:Dox
Sheffield Doc/Fest 

Grants & Fellowships:
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. 

Coming to Field of Vision, 2023 

Nominated - 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


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’ and who should therefore be silenced. 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