MOLT FILMS documentary film production
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MOLT FILMS produces thoroughly researched, thoughtfully constructed, and aesthetically engaging independent documentary films for international audiences.
Catharine Axley is an independent documentary filmmaker and educator based in central Pennsylvania. Her most recent film, ATTLA, aired nationally on PBS' Independent Lens series. She holds an M.F.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. in History and Ethnicity, Race & Migration from Yale University, has taught at the University of Kentucky and Spelman College and now teaches in the Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State University.
ATTLA (2019)
director / producer / dp / editor
The Way Forth (2019)
dp / editor
In Attla's Tracks (2015)
director / producer / dp / editor
In Port (2014)
director / producer / dp / editor
Balancing Act (2014)
co-director
Counting the Dead (2013)
director / producer / dp / editor
Awards / Programs
Selectee, Ji.hlava New Visions Forum: U.S. Docs, 2022 (Untitled Cruise Tourism Project)
Fellow, Logan Nonfiction Program, 2021 (Untitled Cruise Tourism Project)
Selection for the 2020-21 U.S. Department of State's American Film Showcase (ATTLA)
Best Documentary, 44th Annual American Indian Film Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Best Indigenous Feature, BendFilm Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Jury & Audience Award for Best Made in Alaska Feature, Anchorage International Film Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Best Documentary Short Director, Tulsa American Film Festival, 2016 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival, 2016 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Nominee, David L. Wolper Student Award, International Documentary Association, 2015 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Regional Finalist, Documentary for Student Academy Awards, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
Screenings
PBS’ Independent Lens National Broadcast, 2019 (ATTLA)
Annual American Indian Film Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
BendFilm Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Anchorage International Film Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
American Film Showcase, Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, 2021 (ATTLA)
October Exhibit, Frazier History Museum, Louisville, 2021 (The Way Forth excerpt)
Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, NYC, 2020 (ATTLA)
Santa Fe Film Festival, 2020 (ATTLA)
Vision Maker Film Festival, 2020 (ATTLA)
Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, 2020 (ATTLA)
Wasatch Mountain Film Festival, 2020 (ATTLA)
Native Spirit Film Festival, 2020 (ATTLA)
Ottawa Adventure Film Festival, 2020 (ATTLA)
Centre Film Festival, 2020 (ATTLA)
Heard Museum, Phoenix, 2019 (ATTLA)
Alaska Federation of Natives, 2019 (ATTLA)
BANFF Mountain Film and Book Festival, 2019, and BANFF World Tour, 2021-2023 (ATTLA)
Alaska Public Media Screenings, Anchorage, Bethel, Juneau, 2019 (ATTLA)
Anchorage Museum, 2019 (ATTLA)
Anchorage International Film Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Heartland International Film Festival, 2019 (ATTLA)
Kentucky Center, The Louisville Orchestra, 2019 (The Way Forth)
The Witching Hour, Iowa City, 2019 (The Way Forth)
Big Ears Festival, 2019 (The Way Forth)
FilmHouse Resident, San Francisco Film Society, 2015-2017 (ATTLA)
Tulsa American Film Festival, 2016 (In Attla’s Tracks)
San Francisco International Film Festival, 2016 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Smithsonian Native Cinema Showcase, 2016 (In Attla’s Tracks)
Editor’s Pick, The Atlantic, Spring 2016 (Counting the Dead)
Editor’s Pick, The Atlantic, Fall 2015 (Balancing Act)
DOC NYC, New York, NY, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
Mill Valley Film Festival, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
United Nations Association Film Festival, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
International Film Festival of the Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
BendFilm Festival, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
Real to Reel International Film Festival, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
Bay Area Student Film Festival, Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA, 2014 (Counting the Dead)
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, 2015 (Counting the Dead)
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, 2015 (Counting the Dead & In Port)
Black Maria Film Festival, 2015 (Counting the Dead & In Port)
NewFilmmakers New York, 2014 (In Port)
San Francisco Black Film Festival, 2014 (Balancing Act)
Harlem International Film Festival, 2014 (Balancing Act)
Selected Press
Alaska Public Media: Attla documentary shows legend’s last race, to teach dog mushing before he died
Outside Magazine: The 9 Outdoor Films We Loved Most in 2019
The Boston Globe: With brush, with bow, with sled
Outside Online: ‘Attla’ Tells the Story of Alaska’s Native Mushing Hero
Colorlines: ‘ATTLA” Tells the Story of an Alaska Native Dogsled Racing Hero
Indian Country Today: ATTLA: ‘The greatest musher of all time’
Anchorage Press: Anchorage International Film Festival: Bringing it Home
KYUK: New George Attla Documentary Brings Together Community And Sled Dog Racing
KTVA: “ATTLA” film documents cultural impact of musher George Attla
Fairbanks Daily Newsminer: Attla legacy carries on in new documentary
Outside Online: The 6 Things You Need to Watch This Fall
Indie Wire: Independent Lens Announces 2019 Fall Lineup of Historical Docs Showing ‘How We Got Here’
Anchorage Daily News: Another movie about Alaska mushing icon George Attla set for release next month
Anchorage Press: Heart of a Champion
High North News: George Attla: the greatest sports hero you’ve never heard of
Native News Online: New short film on George Attla
Alaska Humanities Forum: In Attla’s Tracks
KQED Film School Shorts: Filming in 30 Below
Wear Your Voice: Discovering Native Alaska through Dogsledding
Anchorage Daily News: Filmmaker seeks home movies
United Nations Association: Presents SFIFF 59
Athabascan Woman Blog: Be a Champion for ATTLA
Kickstarter Editor’s Pick: ATTLA
Support
ITVS
Vision Maker Media
Alaska Humanities Forum
Caucus Foundation
Enersen Foundation
SFFILM Filmhouse resident
Kickstarter
Contact
catharine dot axley at gmail dot com
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