Katie Hopkins (she/they) is a non-binary writer and director living in Los Angeles. The first movie she ever saw in theaters was Don Bluth’s Thumbelina. According to her parents she stood up the entire time, enraptured by the story and images. Her enamor with film has not abated since.
The scope of Hopkins’ storytelling is largely influenced by her own experiences of living as a queer, non-binary individual with Type 1 Diabetes. She tells radically honest stories that explore disability, invisible illness, and generational trauma with the intent to normalize different ways of living and the idea that “it’s okay not to be okay.”
Hopkins recently made her festival debut at Slamdance 2023 with her graduate thesis film, “Jenna Has to Live.”
