K ATHRYN O’KANE
is a director and producer with over 20 years of diverse experience in premium documentary television and advertising. Her strength is telling character-driven stories working with both verité and interview-driven approaches. She has a particular focus on celebrating and amplifying the achievements and journeys of underrepresented people. Her work in entertainment ranges from the James Beard award-winning Salt Fat Acid Heat for Netflix and Mission Juno for NASA to the Emmy®-nominated series The World According to Jeff Goldblum for National Geographic and Iconoclasts for the Sundance Channel. She has produced and developed projects for Netflix, Nat Geo, ABC, AMC, CNN, Disney+, Discovery Channel, ESPN, and OWN, and provided content for clients including Apple, Firestone, Ford Motor Company, Gucci, Meta, and Nike. With a strong belief that positive change comes from unexpected connections, Kathryn seeks to celebrate cultural differences through art and storytelling. She is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Directors Guild of America, and New York Women in Film and Television.