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Katherine Propper
Born
Katherine Amy Propper

(1993-04-22) April 22, 1993 (age 32)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (MFA)
Alma materGeorgetown University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • editor
Years active2013–present
RelativesEduardo Propper de Callejón (great-grandfather)

Katherine Amy Propper (born April 22, 1993[1]) is an American film director and screenwriter.[2][3] She is known for her feature directorial debut film Lost Soulz (2023) and short films.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

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Propper was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.[7] Her mother is from Korea and her father, of European descent, is from New York.[2] On her father's side, she is a great-granddaughter of Eduardo Propper de Callejon, a Spanish diplomat and a Righteous Among the Nations, and a cousin of British actress Helena Bonham Carter.

Propper attended Georgetown University, graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in Art History and a minor in Film & Media Studies.[8] In school while attending one of the university’s Ignatian Silent Retreats and practicing the spiritual exercises, she felt she was being called to the arts.[2]

In 2016, she moved to Austin, Texas to attend the University of Texas at Austin where she received her MFA degree in Film directing.[3] She wrote and directed her student short film Street Flame. The film follows a group of friends in Austin's skate and graffiti scene as they commemorate the life of their dead friend.[9] Street Flame screened at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019 and won several awards at film festivals.[10]

Career

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After completing her studies, she worked in Austin for American director Terrence Malick on the editing team of his long-gestating religious epic.[2][11] Propper moved to Texas inspired by the independent, free spirit of Austin-based filmmakers like Malick, Richard Linklater, Jeff Nichols, and Robert Rodriguez.[2][12]

The Austin Film Society supported her short film Birds, featuring intercut vignettes of Texas youths finding beauty on a summer day.[13] Birds won awards at Clermont-Ferrand in France and at South by Southwest in 2022, where it won Special Jury Recognition for Vision.[14] The New Yorker distributed Birds as part of its Screening Room series.[15] TheWrap selected Birds in its 2023 shortlist of the best short films.[11]

Propper's directorial feature-film debut Lost Soulz premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2023.[16] Lost Soulz is a coming-of-age movie about a young rapper whose dream comes true when he joins a music group on an odyssey headed West through Texas and instead finds himself on a spiritual journey home.[16] The film was released by distributor Kino Lorber in the U.S. and Canada in May 2024.[17]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Refs
2023 Lost Soulz Yes Yes Co-producer [6][5][7]

Short films

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes Refs
2018 Pentecost Yes Yes No Film editor
2019 Street Flame Yes Yes Yes Film editor [18][19][20]
2021 Birds Yes Yes No Film editor [15][21]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Best Narrative Short Street Flame Nominated [22][23][24]
2023 Best U.S. Narrative Feature Lost Soulz Nominated
Audience Award - Narrative Feature Runner Up Won
SXSW Film Festival 2022 SXSW Grand Jury Award - Texas Short Birds Nominated

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Special Jury Prize for Vision Won
Cleveland International Film Festival 2024 New Direction Competition Lost Soulz Nominated [27]
Nashville Film Festival 2023 New Directors Competition Lost Soulz Nominated [28]
Raindance Film Festival 2023 Best Debut Feature Lost Soulz Nominated [29]
Tallgrass International Film Festival 2023 Stubbornly Independent Award - Grand Jury Prize Lost Soulz Won [30]
American Film Institute Festival 2022 Live Action Short Film Birds Won [31][32]
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022 International Competition - Grand Prix Birds Nominated
International Competition - Special Mention of the Jury Won
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival 2022 Best Narrative Short Birds Won [33]
Stockholm Film Festival 2022 Best Short Film Birds Nominated
Denver International Film Festival 2022 Best Student Domestic Short Birds Nominated
Aspen Shortsfest 2019 Best Drama Street Flame Nominated [34]
Palm Springs International ShortFest 2019 Best Student Film Under 15 Minutes Street Flame Nominated [35]
Sidewalk Film Festival 2019 Best Student Film Street Flame Won [36]
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2019 Best Student Film Award - Short Film Street Flame Won [37]
Oak Cliff Film Festival 2018 Best Student Short Pentecost Won

References

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  1. ^ "Katherine Amy Propper, Born 04/22/1993 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". California Birth Index. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hall, Michael (2023-02-08). "This Twentysomething Texan Is Already an Award-Winning Film Director". Texas Monthly. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. ^ a b "Katherine Propper - El Paso Film Festival". El Paso Film Festival.
  4. ^ "Trevor sits down with Director Katherine Propper and Sauve Sidle of 'Lost Soulz'". KEYE-TV. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  5. ^ a b Zilko, Christian (2024-05-02). "'Lost Soulz' Review: A Rap Prodigy Ponders the Costs of Fame in a Sensitive, Cliched Coming-of-Age Story". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  6. ^ a b Whittaker, Richard. "Exclusive: Watch This Clip From Austin-Made Rap Road Trip Lost Soulz". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  7. ^ a b Rice, Laura (May 10, 2024). "Colorful and wandering, the film 'Lost Soulz' showcases Texas and Gen Z talent". Texas Standard. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  8. ^ "Past Awardees". Department of Art and Art History. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  9. ^ "Street Flame | 2019 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  10. ^ "The 25 Coolest Film Festivals 2024 Panel of Cool". www.moviemaker.com. 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  11. ^ a b Clark, Jason (2023-07-01). "ShortList 2023: 'Birds' Recalls the Laid-Back Texan Natures of Richard Linklater and Terrence Malick". TheWrap. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  12. ^ Pahl, Bianca (November 2024). "The Road Less Traveled to Tribeca". Sidecar Junkaroo Magazine (12): 13 and 14.
  13. ^ "Austin Film Society Announces Recipients of the 2019 AFS Grant for Short Films". Austin Film Society. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  14. ^ Roberts, Jordan (2022-03-15). "SXSW Film Festival Announces 2022 Jury and Special Awards". SXSW. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  15. ^ a b Garcia, Lauren Elyse (2022-07-15). "A Love Letter to a Teen-Age Summer Vacation in "Birds"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  16. ^ a b "Lost Soulz | 2023 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  17. ^ "Lost Soulz". Kino Lorber. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  18. ^ Saito, Stephen (2019-05-07). "Tribeca '19 Interview: Katherine Propper on Setting the Screen Ablaze with "Street Flame"". The Moveable Fest. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  19. ^ Prestridge, James (2019-03-20). "Director Katherine Propper Talks 'Street Flame' And Giving A Voice To Young People". Close-Up Culture. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  20. ^ Whittaker, Richard (May 20, 2020). "Now Streaming in Austin: "Street Flame"". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  21. ^ Roustan, Céline (July 15, 2022). "Birds - a short documentary by Katherine Propper". Short of the Week. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  22. ^ Umapathy, Vinay (September 15, 2023). "HOW 'LOST SOULZ' DIRECTOR KATHERINE PROPPER PORTRAYS GEN-Z DREAMS & REALITY". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  23. ^ Kevin (2023-06-09). "Tribeca Film Festival 2023: Writer-Director Katherine Propper and Star Sauve Sidle Talk About Lost Soulz". Pop-Culturalist.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  24. ^ Friar, Joe (2023-06-12). "Tribeca Film Festival 2023: An Austin rapper searches for fame while embarking on a road trip of self-discovery in Katherine Propper's dynamic debut feature "Lost Soulz"". Fort Worth Report. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  25. ^ Whittaker, Richard (March 14, 2022). "SXSW Short and Sweet: "Birds"". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  26. ^ "SxSW 2022 Interview - BIRDS director Katherine Propper". Get Reel Movies. 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  27. ^ "Lost Soulz". Cleveland International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  28. ^ "Lost Soulz". Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  29. ^ "Lost Soulz at Raindance Film Festival". Roman Road London. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023.
  30. ^ "Tallgrass Film Association Announces Winners of the 21st Annual Film Festival Being Held in Downtown Wichita October 5-8, in Several Venues, Including Historic Orpheum Theatre". Tallgrass Film Association. 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  31. ^ "Katherine Propper - Film Fatales". Film Fatales - An inclusive community of women feature film and television directors. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  32. ^ Anderson, Erik (2022-11-08). "AwardsWatch - 2022 AFI FEST announces Oscar-eligible Documentary, Animated and Live Action Short festival winners". AwardsWatch. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  33. ^ "2022 Winners". MLFF. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  34. ^ "2019 Shortsfest - Aspen Film". Aspen Film - Independent by Nature. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  35. ^ "2019 ShortFest Announces Line-up | Palm Springs International Film Festival". www.psfilmfest.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  36. ^ "2019 Awards". Sidewalk Film Center & Cinema. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  37. ^ "2019 RIIFF Awards - 2019 Film Festival Award Winners Announced on Sunday, August 11th". www.film-festival.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
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