Catharine Axley
Education
MFA, Stanford University (Documentary Film and Video)
BA, Yale University (History and Ethnicity, Race & Migration)
Awards, Screenings & Grants
PBS’ Independent Lens National Broadcast, 2019 (ATTLA)
American Film Showcase selection, 2020 (ATTLA)
Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, 2020 (ATTLA)
Best Documentary, 44th Annual American Indian Film Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Best Indigenous Feature, BendFilm Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Alaska Federation of Natives, 2019 (ATTLA)
BANFF Mountain Film and Book Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Alaska Public Media Screenings, Anchorage, Bethel, Juneau, 2019 (ATTLA)
Anchorage Museum, 2019 (ATTLA)
Anchorage International Film Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Heartland International Film Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Kentucky Center, The Louisville Orchestra, 2019 (The Way Forth)
The Witching Hour, Iowa City, 2019 (The Way Forth)
Big Ears Festival, 2019 (The Way Forth)
ITVS Co-Production Grant, 2016 (ATTLA)
Vision Maker Media Co-Production Grant, 2016 (ATTLA)
FilmHouse Resident, San Francisco Film Society, 2015-2017 (ATTLA)
Best Documentary Short Director, Tulsa American Film Festival, 2016 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival, 2016 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Nominee, David L. Wolper Student Award, International Documentary Association, 2015 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase, 2016 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Enersen Foundation Grant, 2015 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Caucus Foundation Grant, 2015 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Regional Finalist, Documentary for Student Academy Awards, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
Editor’s Pick, The Atlantic, Spring 2016 (Counting the Dead)
Editor’s Pick, The Atlantic, Fall 2015 (Balancing Act)
DOC NYC, New York, NY, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
Mill Valley Film Festival, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
United Nations Association Film Festival, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
International Film Festival of the Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
BendFilm Festival, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
Real to Reel International Film Festival, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
Bay Area Student Film Festival, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2015 (Counting the Dead)
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, 2015 (Counting the Dead & In Port)
Black Maria Film Festival, 2015 (Counting the Dead & In Port)
NewFilmmakers New York, 2014 (In Port)
San Francisco Black Film Festival, 2014 (Balancing Act)
Harlem International Film Festival, 2014 (Balancing Act)
Diane C. Christensen Fellowship, 2013-2015 (Stanford Tuition support)