Kate Schermerhorn

Emmy-Winning director and still photographer Kate Schermerhorn started her production career as a teenager, working during school holidays as an underpaid but enthusiastic P.A. for her producer father, whose work included the iconic American Express Don't Leave Home Without It, and Lee Iacocca Chrysler series. Kate soon went on to work for others, including directors Tamra Davis, Matthew Rolston and Oscar-Winner Michael Moore. She later abandoned Hollywood for London, where she focused on photography, and published America's Idea of a Good Time (Dewi Lewis 2001), a photo book looking at America's pursuit of happiness. In 2002, Kate returned to California, to make her directorial debut with KQED co-production Seeking 1906. The hour-long documentary, about best-selling author Simon Winchester, won Kate an Emmy for directing, and a nomination for best historical/cultural feature. It was broadcast nationally on PBS.