A thriller short film starring Shakira Barrera (Netflix’s GLOW, Queen of the South), shot in New Mexico in July 2018, supported in part by The Future of Film is Female. KAYA screened at MoMA, and opened for Jennifer Kent’s stunning film, The Nightingale for a three-week run at Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn.

WINNER: Best Actress: Central States Indie Film Fest, Best Director: Central States Indie Film Fest, Audience Choice: Central States Indie Film Fest.

A woman’s desperate search for her teenage sister and the truck driver who trafficked her erupts in violence when she delivers justice on her own terms.

CREDITS:

Kaya: Shakira Barrera
Eva: Brie Surodjawan
Travis: Kyle Dean Bolt
John: Teddy Jaquez

Written and Directed by Catherine Fordham

Produced By:
Allison Rose Carter
Catherine Fordham
Natalie Johnson
Monica West

Executive Producers:
Kathryn Brink
Scott Gorran
Ann Brady Gorran
Michael Melamedoff
Roger Hulualani

Director of Photography: Drew Levin
Editor: Minos Papas
Production Designer: Ashley Crandall
Casting Director: Kathryn Brink

Co-Producers:
Drew Levin
Minos Papas

Associate Producers:
Nora Unkel
Devin Shepherd

Assistant Director: Mykel Salazar

FULL CREDITS

GRACE POTTER “RELEASE”

A music video for Grace Potter’s (rockstar, legend) stunning song, “Release” shot in Malibu, CA.

VIDEO DIRECTOR: Catherine Fordham
STORY BY: Catherine Fordham and Jessica Leonard
PRODUCER: Brandt Rentel
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Brandt Rentel and Melinda Nugent CINEMATOGRAPHER: Drew Levin
EDITOR: Doug Karr
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Primrose Pictures

FULL CREDITS

CONSOMMÉ is a six-minute subversive horror film starring Monica West, now streaming on AMC’s Shudder and Vimeo. The film screened at numerous festivals across North America, Europe and Tel Aviv, and at MoMA as part of The Future of Film is Female series highlighting female directors.

PRESS: HuffPost Arts and Culture Feature, The National Herald, Monologue Blogger Review, Monologue Blogger Interview, The Hollywood Reporter.

Starring:
Monica West

Written and Directed by: Catherine Fordham

Producers: Catherine Fordham, Erin Nelson

Editor/Co-Producer: Minos Papas

Director of Photography:Lance Kaplan

Sound Designer: Arjun G. Sheth

Best Thing You'll Ever Do, created by Monica West and directed by Catherine Fordham, is an award-winning scripted mini-series tackling "the baby question." Full series here >>

“A brave series that challenges the social norms women are expected to fill - brought to attention in a very comical way.”

— Michelle Rose NetTVnow

A short film shot in Brooklyn (2013) about a women trapped in her bathroom as her life falls apart on the outside.