Producer

I’m drawn to filmmakers that highlight a universal social issue by showing it with specificity from their personal experiences. Ranging from the comedic absurd to gritty social realism we see ourselves in these characters and know we aren’t alone.

THE BREAKTHROUGH - SXSW World Premiere

Fiction | USA | 14min

Jane and Teddy are on the brink of divorce. But when their marital problems come to a sticking point, they have an unexpected breakthrough.

Written & Directed by: Daniel Sinclair
Produced by: Kate Chamuris, Valerie Steinberg
Executive Produced by: Bridget Moloney, Ross Fineman, Joseph Sousa, Heather Ross, Mitchell Ross

Starring: Greta Lee, Ben Sinclair, Kristin Slaysman, Hana Marie Kim

AWARDS:
Nominee // Short Film Grand Jury Award, SXSW
Sonoma International Film Festival - Special Jury Award for Performance
Phoenix Film Festival - Best Live Action Short Film
Just For Laughs: Eat My Shorts - First Prize
Hamptons International Film Festival - Peter Macgregor-Scott Memorial Award
Footcandle Film Festival - Best Narrative Short
ShortCom Film and Animation Festival - Grand Jury Prize
Vimeo Staff Pick
Short of the Week
Director’s Notes

BLOCKS - Sundance World Premiere

Fiction | USA | 11min

Ashleigh is consumed by motherhood to the point of sickness. When she starts vomiting plastic toy blocks she finds a crafty solution to get her serenity back.

Written & Directed by Bridget Moloney
Produced by Kate Chamuris, Kristin Slaysman, Valerie Steinberg

Starring: Claire Coffee & Mark Webber

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
world premiere Sundance Film Festival
Winner // Jury Special Mention Best Comedy Short for direction, PS ShortFest
Nominee // Short Film Grand Jury Award, Sundance
Nominee // Short Film Grand Jury Award, SXSW
Vimeo Staff Pick (currently private for Int’l distro)
Short of the Week (currently private for Int’l distro)
Canal + ( France)
Telefonica (Spain)

MILLER & SON - Oscar short list

Fiction | USA | 20min

A transwoman mechanic tries to find a livable compromise between running her family's auto shop during the day and expressing her femininity at night, until an unforeseen event threatens the balance of her compartmentalized life.

Written & Directed by Asher Jelinsky
Produced by Kate Chamuris

world premiere Clermont-Ferrand Int’ Short Film Festival

Starring: Jesse James Keitel, Ryan Cutrona, Alexandra Grey & Travis Hammer

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Shortlist // Live Action Short Oscar‘20
Nominee // Best Short Film Casting, CSA Artios Award ‘20
Winner // Student Academy Award, Gold ‘19
Winner // Student Film Award for Best Live Action Short, BAFTA ‘19
Winner // Best Narrative Short, Ashland Independent Film Festival ‘19
Winner // Audience Award Best Narrative Short, Ashland Independent Film Festival ‘19
Nominee // Grand Prix, Clermont Ferrand Int’ Short Film Festival ‘19
Vimeo Staff Pick
Short of the Week

BALLOON - best drama series, College Television awards

Fiction | USA | 16min

Exploring gender through the lens of the superhero myth, BALLOON explores the root of toxic masculinity in the way we raise our boys. Sam knows the only way to survive junior high is to stay below radar—but all that changes when he discovers he has superpowers.

Written & Directed by Jeremy Merrifield
Produced by Christina Cha, Kate Chamuris, Alex Peurye
Dream Three Films

Starring: Jonah Beres, Paul Scheer, Carson Severson & Jaylin Ogle

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Winner // Best Drama Series, College Television Awards ‘20
Winner // Seymour Bricker Humanitarian Award, College Television Awards ‘20
Winner // Grand Prix, HollyShorts ‘19
Winner // Best Narrative Short, Napa Valley ‘19
Nominee // Student Academy Award ‘19
Winner // Jury & Audience Award, New Orleans ‘19
Winner // Best Ensemble, FilmQuest ‘19
Vimeo Staff Pick
Short of the Week

UNSPEAKABLE - SXSW premiere

Fiction | USA | 16min

Directed by Milena Govich
Written by David Cornue
Produced by Kate Chamuris, Stephen Moffatt & David Cornue

world premiere SXSW ‘18

UNSPEAKABLE is an episodic drama/thriller that follows a young woman in a desperate situation whose only option to avert authorities is to claim to be a girl who disappeared years ago as a child. But when the missing girl’s family welcomes the impostor home, she’s forced to keep the deception alive or face the consequences.

UNSPEAKABLE is a proof of concept for a 1 hour TV drama.

Starring: Laura Vandervoort & Jeff Kober

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Winner // Best Episodic, Seattle International Film Festival ‘18
Winner // Best Episodic, Soho International Film Festival ‘19
Nominee // Best Episodic, SXSW ‘18

DEEPEST DIVE: The Story of the Trieste

NonFiction | USA | 40min

Directed by Fisher Stevens
Written by John McNamara
Coordinating producer & Rolex account manager - Kate Chamuris

aired on BBC World and National Geographic channel

DEEPEST DIVE is a branded documentary for ROLEX created at J. Walter Thompson. 

A seven-mile voyage to the deepest part of the ocean, and the only two men in the world right for the job. Join Swiss oceanographer Jacques Piccard and U.S. Navy LT. Don Walsh in this remarkable documentary as they pilot the bathyscaphe Trieste into the abyss of the Pacific's Mariana Trench.

IF THIS IS WRONG

Written & Directed by Chelsea Woods
Produced by Kate Chamuris

world premiere Citizen Jane 2018

IF THIS IS WRONG is a film about Fandom, where Maria must convince her cynical friend Anna of the joys of “buddy cop slash”. Maria is forced outside her digital comfort zone and finds real-world connection in a mysterious place. While she is convincing Anna about the merits of her favorite buddy cop show, she makes an unlikely love connection with a fellow lover of the show’s fan fiction.

Starring: Cherish Monique Duke, Diana Toshiko, Katie Kerr, Dustyn Gulledge, & Nahesi Crawford

SATELLITE

Directed by Asher Jelinsky
Written and Cinematography by Robert Nachman
Produced by Kate Chamuris

SATELLITE follows a lonely spaceman on earth and a teenage outcast, Caitlin, as they cope with their earthbound isolation.
Shot on 35mm.

BRUTE

Written, Directed and Cinematography by Charlie Cole
Produced by Kate Chamuris

BRUTE is about a group of teenage boys who witness a brutal beating at a club. This film explores how violence tests the boundaries of friendship. 
Shot on 35mm.