ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
To contact Katherine about Assistant Directing work, please write to kayfilums@gmail.com.
Before jumping full time into filmmaking, I worked as a teacher of performing arts, helping students to create their own performances from scratch. The students tackled writing, making the set design and costumes, and performing all on their own, under my supervision. This background in teaching gives me a knack for assistant directing, as it prepared me to create efficient schedules, adapt to different personalities, organize large groups of people, and make quick decisions on the fly as necessary.
Just as much as I love realizing my own visions, I love helping other directors realize theirs'; I love getting to know all types of different stories and personalities as deeply as possible in an effort to literally make others' dreams a reality. At the same time, the teacher in me will never stop enjoying the efficiency aspect of this work: keeping the cast & crew members in line, on schedule, and well-fed/hydrated throughout every shoot.
Work Samples
NFCR "Below The Surface" (PSA)
Director: Shaina Danziger
Production Co.: Fashion's Fight
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
IDT Boss Revolution Christmas 2017
(Commercial)
Director: Tim Carter
Producer: Scott Gabriel
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Tell Me (Music Video)
Director: Christoph Schultz
Song: "Tell Me" by Naomi Boico
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
UNHEARD (Short Film)
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Director: Emilie Martel
Producers: Tracy Sayre, Katrina Medoff, Katelyn Darrow, Grace E Kim
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
This film was made as part of the inaugural Women's Weekend Film Challenge. All creative work had to be completed between 6 p.m. January 18 and 11:59 p.m. January 21. We were assigned the genre "Horror" and the prop "ticket stub".
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Executive Producer/Director: Christoph Schultz
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
This film was made as part of the NYC 48 Hour Film Project 2017. All creative work on the project had to be completed between 7 p.m. Friday, June 16 and 7 p.m. Sunday, June 18. The film had to be Drama/Fantasy genre, include the character Tanya or Tyler Owings (a barber/hairdresser), include a rubber band as a prop, and include the line "I can't hear you."
Swiped to Death (Series)
Director/Producer: Kabir Chopra
1st Assistant Director (S1, Ep 3-7): Katherine Filaseta
Director: Laurence Shanet
Producer: Alexandra Hsie
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Italian Turtles (Short Film)
Director/Producer: Vin Nucatola
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Additional Credits:
Thriving Minds (E-Course)
Director: Vin Nucatola
Prodcution Co.: Group Nine Media
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
What She Said (Feature)
Director: Amy Northup
Production Co.: Shallow Graves Prod.
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Precious & Few (Feature)
Director: Adonis Bakopoulos
Producer: Jennifer DeLia
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Brunch Wars (Short Film)
Director: Kamran Khan
Producer: Pulkit Datta
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Director: Michelle Karst
Producer: Wynona Barbera
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Director: Johanna Block
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
(T)Here (Short Film)
Director: Snigdha Kapoor
Producer: Leah Khambata
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Weird Sisters (Short Film)
Director: Tim Slade
Production Co.: Vast Productions USA
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Shield (Short Film)
Production Co.: Form & Pressure Films
Director: Danielle Eliska
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
The Recovery Call (Short Film)
Director: Blake Rice
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Swarm (Commercial, VR)
Production Company: Koncept VR
Producer: Skye Von
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
LTC Poisoning
(Commercial, VR)
Production Company: Koncept VR
Producer: Skye Von
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta
Summer In The City (Experimental)
Director: Mojo Lorwin
Producer: Grace E Kim
1st Assistant Director: Katherine Filaseta