Katharine O'Brien

For other people named Katharine O'Brien, see Katharine O'Brien (disambiguation).

Katharine O'Brien is an American film director, screenwriter, film editor, camera operator, art director, and executive producer best known for her work on The Automatic Hate and Lost Transmissions.^[1][2]

Katharine O'Brien
Nationality	American
Occupations	Film director Screenwriter Film editor Camera operator Art director Executive producer
Years active	2008–present
Notable work	The Automatic Hate Lost Transmissions
Website	Official website

Career

She started directing, writing, and editing several short films including Night Taxi (2008), Waiting Room (2009), Doppleganger (2009), The Park (2010), Illusive Fields (2012), and Breaking News (2018).^[3] In 2015, Katharine O'Brien co-wrote her feature film debut The Automatic Hate, starring Joseph Cross. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on May 14, 2015,^[4] followed by a worldwide theatrical release on March 11, 2016.^[5]

In 2019, O'Brien directed and wrote Lost Transmissions, starring Simon Pegg.^[6][7] The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 28, 2019,^[8][9] followed by a North American theatrical release on March 13, 2020.^[10]

Awards

At the 2020 Prague Independent Film Festival, Katherine won the Grand Prix for Lost Transmissions.^[11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as						Notes
		Director	Writer	Editor	Camera operator	Art director	Producer
2008	Night Taxi	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Short film(s)
2009	Waiting Room	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
	Doppleganger[12]	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
	Last Cigarette	Assistant	No	No	No	No	No
2010	The Park	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
	Summertime Christmas	No	No	No	Assistant	No	No
2012	Illusive Fields	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
2015	The Automatic Hate	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Feature film
2018	Breaking News	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Short film
2019	Lost Transmissions[13]	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Executive	Feature film[14]
TBA	Runaway	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	TV series