Our Team
Cate fogarty, co-founder
As a filmmaker, Cate is focused on female-driven stories that entertain and erode stereotypes. She pushes for characters to have depth and layers that feel true to life and are relatable, in all the not-so-picture-perfect ways that we all need to see more of on screen. Her films have played at renowned festivals like L.A. Shorts, Holly Shorts, and the Female Eye Film Festival in Toronto and cover bold topics like STI shame, mourning a complicated parent, and domestic labor inequality all while finding the innate humor in each situation. Her strong story instincts and deeply collaborative style make her a dream for actors, while her clarity of vision and strong leadership skills build a foundation of trust and respect with the crew.
She has spent the last two years falling in love with the mini drama model and has worked on over a dozen vertical series as a writer and a script supervisor in L.A., Vancouver, and Zhengzhou, China for companies like ReelShorts, ByteDance, and Narval Films.
When not making films Cate loves travelling, sailing, watching stand-up, and hanging out with her husband and two cats.
Chrissie de guzman, co-founder
Chrissie De Guzman is a television and feature film writer and director. She is a storyteller defined by her curiosity of the Filipina-American & Queer experience, pushing mainstream boundaries in hopes to create a platform of non-traditional content. Her short film Throuple has been the official selection at the Palm Springs International Shortfest, Outfest, American Cinematheque Local Shorts, NewFest New York and Short of the Week. She is also a fellow of the ViacomCBS ViewFinder: Emerging Directors Program and a CAPE New Writers fellows where she was a finalist for The CAPE List x The Black List. She was also a shadow director on Showtime’s Flatbush Misdemeanors, where she worked alongside John Lee ( Broad City, Search Party) and Comedy Central’s Awkwafina is Nora From Queens with Laura Murphy (Cursed Friends, Murderville).
Most recently, she has directed a few vertical drama-series globally in Zhengzhou, China and Vancouver with ByteDance. Chrissie resides in Los Angeles with her family and enjoys being a member of Filipinx in Hollywood Entertainment, Women in Cinematic Arts USC Alumni Group, San Diego Filipino Cinema, FilAM Creative, and the Asian Psychedelic Collective. She is also a USC Cinematic Arts alumni with a MFA in Production in Film and Television.