Catherine Gund

Catherine Gund | What’s On Your Plate?

Catherine Gund, the founder of Aubin Pictures, is an Emmy Award-nominated producer, director, writer and organizer. Her media work focuses on arts and culture, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health, the environment, and other social justice issues. Her films have screened around the world in festivals and theaters, on PBS, Discovery’s Planet Green, and the Sundance Channel, at community-based organizations, universities, and museums. As a filmmaker who has worked in all aspects of production for 20 years, Gund’s interest is in telling stories and finding the details that educate and inspire. Gund has made award winning films such as Motherland Afghanistan, A Touch of Greatness, Making Grace, On Hostile Ground and Hallelujah! Ron Athey: A Story of Deliverance to name a few.

Gund’s most recent project, What’s On Your Plate?, is a witty and provocative documentary about kids and food politics. Over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old city kids as they explore their place in the food chain. In addition to her extensive work in film and non-profit organizations she co-founded the Third Wave Foundation which targets grants and programs to young women between 15 and 30. Gund was also the founding director of BENT TV, the video workshop for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth at the Hetrick-Martin Institute. She lives with her four children in New York City.