Katie Schiller (LS '14, TSOA '17) is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. She most recently produced SHIVA BABY directed by Emma Seligman that was bound for South by Southwest 2020 in competition. She also served as a co-producer on Jonah Feingold’s narrative feature debut, DATING IN NEW YORK. Katie has produced, directed, and assistant directed commercials, branded content, and several short films that have premiered at film festivals across the globe.
What did you study at NYU?
At NYU, I was in the Liberal Studies program for two semesters. I studied Film and Television Production at the Tisch School of the Art’s Kanbar Institute of Film & Television. I concentrated my studies primarily in producing and directing.
What is your favorite memory of your time at NYU?
My favorite memory of my time at NYU was the second semester of senior year when my classmates and I were spending just about every other week traveling to work on our peers’ thesis films. It was so fun and exciting to be on set in so many different places collaborating and working to bring each other's visions to life. Looking back now I realize the experience was so unique in that it’s not often in your life that you will be creating work so consistently and with such intensity and passion among a group of people that love and support you. Students dream about the making of their thesis films from the moment they receive their acceptance letter to NYU and it feels surreal when it’s happening. In my senior year I wrote and directed a short film of my own and produced four films that were all very different in terms of tone, genre, country of origin, language, etc., but the commonality was that they were all made with life-long friends and creative partners I met throughout my time at NYU.
Katie Schiller: her story continues