Kate McMullen grew up on Pink Floyd’s Grantchester Meadows, near Cambridge. Working as Creative Director in Paris and Shanghai on campaigns for Adidas and Absolut, before making her debut docu-fiction ‘Nail House’ - a story about the merciless modernisation of old Shanghai. Shot on a lunch-money budget, it won Kate her first awards and was an indication of what defines her as a filmmaker.
Kate’s background is in history and she finds subject matter where no-one else looks, weaving wit and colour into her work. Comme les Roses tackles Maoist mania in sixties’ Paris; Welcome to Malta is a gripping critique of abortion rights, disguised as a tourism advert; The Real Saint George fact-checks the white knight; and multi-awarded Little Berlin, narrated by Christoph Waltz, illustrates Cold War tensions with a bull separated from his cows.
Kate’s commercial work includes campaigns for Tesco, Bupa, and Zurich Insurance.