Kathryn Everett Head of Film, XTR

Kathryn Everett is an award-winning filmmaker who works at the intersection of politics, philanthropy and film. Kathryn is Head of Film at the premium nonfiction studio XTR and a co-founder of nonfiction streaming platform DOCUMENTARY+. In her tenure at XTR, Kathryn has executive produced Oscar-nominated, Emmy and Peabody award-winning documentary feature and short films. Previously, she worked in field and finance for President Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns and as a producer and creative director for the artist activist collective We Stand United, co-founded by Mark Ruffalo. Kathryn’s work and approach are deeply informed by the years she spent working in Haiti as Chief Operating Officer of non-profit organization Artists for Peace and Justice, building over 100,000 square feet of permanent classroom space and the nation’s only colleges for film and music alongside board members Ben Stiller, Susan Sarandon, and David Belle. Kathryn serves as a board member for Iqra Fund, a non-governmental organization that provides girls’ education by establishing high quality, self-sustaining school systems in the remote, mountainous regions of northern Pakistan.