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Kat Candler
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Candler interviewed in 2013
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| Occupation | Filmmaker |
Kat Candler is a talented American filmmaker. She writes, produces, and directs movies and TV shows. She is known for her film Hellion and TV series like 13 Reasons Why and Queen Sugar. She was born on November 11, 1974.
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Early Life and Education
Kat Candler grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. She later attended Florida State University. After finishing college, she started her career in filmmaking. She moved to Austin, Texas to begin her work.
Career Highlights
Kat Candler has worked on many exciting film and television projects. She is known for her unique storytelling.
Directing and Writing Films
Candler wrote and directed the 2014 film Hellion. This movie starred actors Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis. It was shown at the famous Sundance Film Festival.
She also directed and wrote several short films. These include Black Metal (2013) and Love Bug (2009). Her short film Hellion (2012) was a shorter version of her later feature film.
Television Work
Candler has directed many popular TV shows. She directed seven episodes of Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey's show Queen Sugar. She also helped lead the show as a producing director and showrunner for some seasons.
She directed episodes for other well-known series. These include 13 Reasons Why on Netflix and Sorry for Your Loss. She also directed episodes of Home Before Dark for Apple TV+. Another show she directed for was Dirty John on the USA Network.
Upcoming Projects
Kat Candler is always working on new ideas. She is currently writing a horror film for Fox Searchlight. She is also developing a TV series about the oil industry for TNT.
She was also the director for the pilot episode of The Republic of Sarah for The CW. This show premiered in 2021. She is also writing and producing a TV series called Lords of Dogtown. This show is based on the 2005 film about skateboarding.
Awards and Recognition
Kat Candler has received many awards for her work. These awards show how talented she is as a filmmaker.
- 2014 Sundance Institute Women's Initiative Fellow
- 2014 deadCenter Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize for Hellion
- 2014 Dallas International Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize for Hellion
- 2013 Best Narrative Short, deadCenter Film Festival for Black Metal
- 2013 Grand Jury Prize, Dallas International Film Festival for Black Metal
- 2012 Best Short Film, Cine Chicks Film Festival for Hellion
- 2012 Best Live Action Short, BAMKids for Love Bug
- 2012 Best Live Action Short, Children's Film Festival Seattle for Love Bug
- 2011 Best Short, Festival Internacional de Cine Para Ninos for Love Bug
- 2009 Austin Film Festival Audience Award for Love Bug
Filmography
Here is a list of some of Kat Candler's film and television projects:
- The Republic of Sarah (Director)
- Home Before Dark (Director)
- Dirty John (Director)
- Sorry for Your Loss (Director)
- Queen Sugar (Director, Writer, Showrunner)
- 13 Reasons Why (Director)
- 12 Monkeys (Director)
- Bad Moms (2nd Unit Director)
- The Rusted (Writer, Director)
- Hellion (2014) (Feature film)
- Black Metal (2013) (Director, Writer, Producer)
- Love Me (2012) (Writer)
- Saturday Morning Massacre (2012) (Story by)
- Hellion (2012) (Short film – Director, Writer)
- Love Bug (2009) (Director, Writer)
- Jumping Off Bridges (2006) (Director, Writer, Producer)
- Pilot and Olo (TV Short) (2005) (Director, Writer)
- Roberta Wells (2004) (Director, Writer)
- The Absence of Wings (2002) (Director, Writer, Editor)
- Cicadas (2000) (Director, Writer, Producer, Editor)
