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Kathleen Hepburn

Kathleen Hepburn is a Canadian screenwriter and film director. She is most noted for her film Never Steady, Never Still, which premiered as a short film in 2015 before being expanded into her feature film debut in 2017. Her second full-length feature film, The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open, was co-directed with Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and premiered at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival.

Known For

Never Steady, Never Still

Never Steady, Never Still · 2017

Never Steady, Never Still

A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.

Until Branches Bend

Until Branches Bend · 2023

Until Branches Bend

After finding a potentially harmful insect cannery worker Robin follows protocol to protect her community of peach growing farmers, but finds herself battling sexism and a hostile corporation that is dead set on making sure the machine never stops.

The Well

The Well · 2026

MovieDramaThriller

In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight for the precious resources needed to survive, a young woman’s loyalties are tested by the arrival of a wounded man. When he discovers her family has a secret supply of fresh water it puts them all in the crosshairs of a dangerous cult, and their ruthless leader Gabriel.

Honey Bee

Honey Bee · 2018

Follows the journey of Natalie "Honey Bee" Sorensen, an underage truck stop prostitute trapped in a human trafficking ring until she is transplanted into foster care in remote Northern Ontario and forced to confront her identity.

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open · 2019

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.

Bathroom Rules

Bathroom Rules · 2018

A 10-year-old, gender non-conforming student navigates his way through the school, in search of a safe washroom.

Benjamin

Benjamin · 2015

When a dually-pregnant lesbian couple loses one of the babies in utero, the grieving mothers break their surrogacy arrangement with their closest friends in order to keep the remaining baby.

Never Steady, Never Still

Never Steady, Never Still · 2015

Never Steady, Never Still

A troubled young man is driven back to his childhood home by a horrible mistake — and discovers that he is not alone in his struggle. Never Steady, Never Still is a thundering whisper that beautifully captures the solace of family and home.

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Never Steady, Never Still

Never Steady, Never Still · 2017

Never Steady, Never Still

A mother struggles to take control of her life in the face of advanced Parkinson's disease, while her son battles his sexual and emotional identity amongst the violence of Alberta's oil field work camps.

Director

Until Branches Bend

Until Branches Bend · 2023

Until Branches Bend

After finding a potentially harmful insect cannery worker Robin follows protocol to protect her community of peach growing farmers, but finds herself battling sexism and a hostile corporation that is dead set on making sure the machine never stops.

Story Editor

The Well

The Well · 2026

MovieDramaThriller

In a world where environmental collapse has left survivors to fight for the precious resources needed to survive, a young woman’s loyalties are tested by the arrival of a wounded man. When he discovers her family has a secret supply of fresh water it puts them all in the crosshairs of a dangerous cult, and their ruthless leader Gabriel.

Writer

Honey Bee

Honey Bee · 2018

Follows the journey of Natalie "Honey Bee" Sorensen, an underage truck stop prostitute trapped in a human trafficking ring until she is transplanted into foster care in remote Northern Ontario and forced to confront her identity.

Writer

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open · 2019

The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

When Áila encounters a young Indigenous woman, barefoot and crying in the rain on the side of a busy street, she soon discovers that this young woman, Rosie, has just escaped a violent assault at the hands of her boyfriend. Áila decides to bring Rosie home with her and over the course of the evening, the two navigate the aftermath of this traumatic event.

Director

Bathroom Rules

Bathroom Rules · 2018

A 10-year-old, gender non-conforming student navigates his way through the school, in search of a safe washroom.

Writer

Benjamin

Benjamin · 2015

When a dually-pregnant lesbian couple loses one of the babies in utero, the grieving mothers break their surrogacy arrangement with their closest friends in order to keep the remaining baby.

Writer

Never Steady, Never Still

Never Steady, Never Still · 2015

Never Steady, Never Still

A troubled young man is driven back to his childhood home by a horrible mistake — and discovers that he is not alone in his struggle. Never Steady, Never Still is a thundering whisper that beautifully captures the solace of family and home.

Director

Two Sentence Horror Stories

Two Sentence Horror Stories · 2019

Two Sentence Horror Stories

An anthology series featuring updated tales of horror and haunting for the digital age, inspired by the viral fan fiction of two sentence horror stories.

Director