Kate diRienzi is an NYC-based filmmaker from Philly. Kate examines explosive emotional landscapes through a lens of strained femininity and queer freedom. Before making films, Kate began her career in New York City as a theater director and choreographer. Now, her films have screened domestically and internationally . Her first short film, Before We Die, was awarded Best Short Film at the Boston Film Festival. Her most recent film, The Spectacular!, premiered at ImageOut in Rochester, NY and is beginning its festival run. Kate received her BFA from New York University Tisch School of the Arts and she is now pursuing her MFA in Screenwriting & Directing at Columbia University. She is currently developing her first feature and in pre-production for her portfolio film, which will be shot in Berlin.