Director
Upcoming Work
Music Videos - "988" & "Swing It" by Megn
in post-production.
music videos with singer/songwriter Megn for her post-Trump-era album about community struggles and women's empowerment
Past Work
Web Series - Black Panties, Ep 1, 4, & 7
A web series about women's intuition and black girl magic, created and produced by Francina Smith
Documentary - The Loud, Proud Voices of the Women's March on Washington
A mini-doc made while at the Women's March on Washington, D.C. on 21 January 2017. An updated version of this video was published on The Advocate magazine.
producer/director/cinematographer/editor: Katherine Filaseta
interviewer: Micah Herstand
production assistant: Miriam Richman
currently seeking funding.
queer twins of a deceased political figure become the unwanted scapegoat for a growing movement when a dangerous private conversation gets leaked online.
Documentary - Carol & I
in post-production; seeking finishing funds.
a very personal film about the way the loss of control brought about by dementia transformed katherine's grandmother's relationship with both her family and herself.
Music Video - Anti-Street Harassment PSA
A music video inspired by Bollywood depicts a woman walking down the street. This short public service announcement makes a statement about street harassment in New York City through a re-appropriation of the lyrics of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy".
starring: Molly Frantzen
music: cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" by Alycia Lang
producer/director: Katherine Filaseta
assistant director: Anita Singh
director of photography: Srinath Ravichandran
edited by: Abhinav Chintakunta & Katherine Filaseta
Music Video - "Freedom On Fire"
pw: megnmusic
Music video to song "Freedom On Fire" by Megn, shot, directed, and edited by katherine in a one-woman show as the artists were recording.
Music Video - My Penny
producer/director/cinematographer/editor: Katherine Filaseta
starring: Micah Cowsik-Herstand & Vidya Cowsik-Santosh
music: "My Penny" by Micah Cowsik-Herstand
production assistant: Gundeep Kaur
Music Video - pragati
प्रगति [pragati] : Hindi (noun), the act of progressing; forward movement.
synonyms: progression, improvement, betterment, stride, march, growing, forwardness
feat. "Mauj ki Malhare" feat. Superwoman from Gulaab Gang
directed and edited by: Katherine Filaseta
choreographed by: Juliette Nieves
featuring Bollywood Funk dancers (in order of appearance):
Kajal Gupta, Juhi Laungani, & Sandhya Rao
crew: James Guerra, Srinath Ravichandran
created for a filmmaking class at NYFA in NYC
Music Video - fallen.
feat. "Don't Let Me Fall" by B.o.B.
directed by: katherine filaseta
starring: katherine filaseta
crew: james guerra & srinath ravichandran
created for a filmmaking class at NYFA in NYC