Katherine Castro

When we Grow Up (2018) Director of Photography

When We Grow Up is a feature length dramatic comedy with a spin on the traditional “coming-of-age” narrative. The death of the family dog sends the matriarch of the Barnes family into a tailspin of grief causing her to call on her three adult children for comfort. When Elijah, Maris, and Louise arrive home for the funeral weekend, they simultaneously slip back into the childhood roles they filled growing up, while also struggling to keep up with the reality of their adult circumstances. This film dares to explore social challenges not often discussed in mainstream media: racial adoption issues, the redefining of the American family unit, and sexual intimacy among a mature generation.

Millie (2019) Director of Photography

When two young women venture to an old beach house, they discover the boundaries in their relationship to be elusive and uncertain, engaging with one another in a cryptic dance of identity and intimacy.

3 Days (2019) Director of Photography

When three female friends sense danger on a camping trip, they keep each other laughing until one decides to make a run for it.

La Oposicion (2017) Director of Photography

LA OPOSICIÓN explores immigration policy under the new Trump administration. When officers for the Department of Homeland Security are ordered to aggressively monitor immigration targets in the USA, they start to question their own culpability in the new system.

Good Night (2019) Director of Photography

A recently out gay man's boundaries threaten to interfere with his desire for intimacy.

The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop (2018) Director of Photography

Following the death of her baby sister, 7-year old Cecily creates an imaginary friend who joins Cecily on the quest to save her family from the grief that is destroying them.

Uthandiwe Uyatshata (2019) Director of Photography

The Stone & The Stars (2016) Director of Photography

A young woman faces the loss of a childhood friendship. As she wades through memories she faces her fears of moving forward, guided by a familiar folktale.

Howard (2019) Director of Photography

HOWARD is a story based on the life of Kimo and Ben. Both gay. Both Mormon. A unique and loving relationship spanning three decades, only to be shattered by cancer, HOWARD defies condemnation from family, church, and community, when tolerance and acceptance of a relationship outside the perceived "norm" were rare. This couple's long-term journey would prove that love, at its highest level, can overcome obstacles and make a positive impact on others, starting with living their truth without compromising their faith and family that shunned them. In a world of dysfunctional relationships and forced "happiness," this story indeed provides hope and inspiration. Moreover, at its core, HOWARD changes the hearts and minds of those touched by it.