Kathy Lofton
Owner/Artist/Freelancer at Lofton Media
Actor, Author, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Voice Actor, Advisor, Casting Director, Documentary Filmmaker, Location Scout, Set Photographer, Videographer, Location Manager and Talent Scout
Memphis, Tennessee
August 2024
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About Kathy
I am a female (she/her) African-American Neurodivergent actress, indie filmmaker, producer, director, writer, photographer, and cinephile raised in and now residing in the South, United States. My roots began in children's theater, a reparatory company, and my high school's drama club and a separate musical performance guild. Additionally, I am member of Black Women Photographers as well as Indie Media Arts South (IMAS), a regional subgroup of the Independent Film & Media Arts Field-Building Initiative created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Sundance Institute.
My education is in Business (Executive MBA) and Public Administration (MPA, National Urban Fellow). I am a graduate of Leadership Memphis and Nexus Leadership, and a member of Marquis Who's Who in America. AmeriCorps alumni is also a part of my experience. My certification is in Mental Health First Aid assessment.
Unique traits: Never had a cavity; Neurodivergent; only child; mimics some accents after hearing; not afraid of spiders; over age 50; look younger than I actually am
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Bettin' on Bydalia Budget: $100K - $1M | Fantasy When social security is finally about to collapse, a brilliant HBCU grad and native son must race against time to prove his groundbreaking economic thesis theory and harness AI, risking everything to save his parents' livelihood and the future of his struggling hometown.
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The Hope Dealer Budget: $100K - $1M | Drama A wrong turn and a chance meeting one fateful night between a woman past her prime and a young female drug dealer results in these two women from different worlds getting the life they didn’t expect, but could only hope for. This film short addresses significant social themes for women along with serendipitous consequences amid adversity and uncontrollable cards dealt by life.
Credits
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Hoop Street (
2024 )
Film by Isaiah 54 Productions/Teresa Dickerson/Princeton James (Drama) Lead Female Actor Feature. Basketball theme. Portray grandmother of a troubled, but rising teen basketball player whose father is incarcerated. In post production. -
Medicare Advantage Commerical (
2024 )
Commercial by BMG360/Myah Jackson Actress "Enrollee" User Generated Content (UCG). Portray woman with questions on annual open enrollment for Medicare Advantage plans. -
5th Step (
2023 )
Film by Memphis Movie Production/Phil Darius Wallace (Drama) Casting Director Indie film production. Fraternal twins, one a recovering alcoholic and assassin, the other a legitimate businessman, love the same woman, get caught up with the wrong crowd, and disclose a family secret as part 5th Step of confession. -
A Night With No Gun Shots (
2023 )
Film (short) by Lofton Media/Kathy Lofton (Family) Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, and Editor Family genre on gun violence juxtapose to the inner city and Ukraine as seen by two young brothers. -
Damaged Goods (
2023 )
Film by Flex Auteur Productions/Daniel Ferrell (Crime) Executive Producer Feature. Detective story with Black exploitation tones. In Post production. -
Imprints (
2022 )
Film by Vivie Myrick/Andrew Cunningham (Drama) Supporting Actress Short. Subject of molestation, Autism, and dysfunctional family. Played the role of a restaurant owner and mother of a biological son and adopted, White, autistic son who has a high school love interest being molested. -
Women of he Movement (
2022 )
Television by Gina Prince Bythewood Background Miniseries. Season 1. Story of Mamie Till Mobley, mother of murdered Emmett Till. -
A Break in Belonging (
2021 )
Documentary by ShirleyVenae Williams Associate Producer Story of a minister Martin Thomas, imprisoned for a 1997 murder. -
Tether (
2018 )
Film by Lofton Media/Kathy Lofton (Sport) Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, and Editor Experimental genre. Subject of a female African American athlete becoming disabled after an assault and how she adjusts to running again. -
I Am a Caregiver (
2015 - 2016 )
Documentary by Lofton Media/Kathy Lofton (Documentary) Executive Producer, Creator, Directorand Cast Member Personal stories of 5 non paid family caregivers and their challenges of caring for terminally ill loved ones in the home. -
Hustle and Flow (
2005 )
Film by Craig Brewer/John Singleton Featured Extra Feature. Starring Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Anthony Anderson, Paula Jai Parker, Elise Neal, D J Qualls and Ludacris. Cameo by Isaac Hayes.
Awards
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Best of Tennessee Award, "5th Step" Film, International Black Film Festival (Casting Director)
(2024) -
Best Cinematograpy, Music Video, Film Endownment Festival
(2024) -
Presidential Volunteer Service Lifetime Achievement Award
(2024) -
Category Winner, First-Time Music Director, Rome Music Video Awards
(2023) -
Nominee, Weimar Visual Poetry Award
(2020) -
Best Educational Film, Crownwood International Film Festival
(2019) -
Commendation, Women Over Fifty Film Festival
(2018) -
Magnifying Glass Social Justice Documentary Short Granter Winner
(2017) -
Best Hometowner Documentary Feature
(2016) -
Audience Award Winner, Indie Memphis Film Festival
(2016)
Education
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CUNY Baruch College
(2006-2007) -
Union University
(1998-2000)
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