Stephanie Katherine Grant
Director
Michael Grant and Stephanie Katherine Grant are an award winning brother-sister writing and directing team.
Together, they have helmed short films that have screened all over the world, including the Cannes Short Corner, Calgary (Oscar Qualifier), Flickers’ Rhode Island (Oscar Qualifier) and LA Shorts (Oscar Qualifier) film festivals. They have also directed commercial fashion campaigns for brands Brandy Melville and J. Lindeberg under the HarisGrant Productions banner. In 2018, Michael and Stephanie Katherine directed a documentary film, Ekota (“strength and unity in love” in Bengali), for the nonprofit organization FILI-INC. Ekota documents the life and plight of a nun in Kolkata, India, combatting human trafficking one child at a time for over 25 years.
Their latest project, a short film entitled Kepley (2021), is a neo-noir thriller starring EMMY- nominee Elizabeth Mitchell and Aaron Stanford. Kepley has garnered international acclaim and numerous awards, including Best Short and Best Cinematography at the Montreal Independent Film Festival and Best Director at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Kepley has screened in competition at the Flickers’ Rhode Island, Orlando (Nominee), Richmond, and Beaufort (Nominee) film festivals, among many others.
In addition to her directing work, Stephanie Katherine can currently be seen in her 9th season as recurring guest star, Emmy Mirsky, on ABC’s hit comedy The Goldbergs. She has also been cast in standout roles on STARZ’S Survivor’s Remorse, Criminal Minds, and Nickelodeon’s Deadtime Stories. In addition to her TV work, Stephanie had a supporting role in the 2013 Cannes hit, Max Rose, playing the granddaughter of the legendary Jerry Lewis. For her work on The Goldbergs, she has won a Young Artist Award, sponsored by the Hollywood Foreign Press, and a Young Entertainer Award for Best Recurring Actress in a Television Show.