Kate Reilly(VI)
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Kate is a permanent resident of Hong Kong originally from the United States. She worked as an actor and comedian before moving into filmmaking. Memories to Choke On, Drinks to Wash Them Down was her feature debut as co-director and co-writer. Memories premiered internationally at Rotterdam and received the Best Screenplay Award from the Hong Kong Film Critics Society.
Kate provided acting training to the children in The Sunny Side of the Street, including 2023 Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer winner Sahal Zaman. She teaches film criticism to graduate students in literary and cultural studies at the University of Hong Kong.
In New York, critics praised Kate's lead performance in A History of Launching Ships for Polybe + Seats, an experimental theater group the Village Voice called "a smart and ambitious company." She was on a house sketch-comedy team at the People's Improv Theater, and produced and improvised real-time Golden Girls episodes in a popular, long-running live show. Kate has acted in films that won national awards, competed in Rotterdam's Tiger Awards, and been selected by Busan, Tribeca, Tokyo, etc.
Kate provided acting training to the children in The Sunny Side of the Street, including 2023 Hong Kong Film Awards Best New Performer winner Sahal Zaman. She teaches film criticism to graduate students in literary and cultural studies at the University of Hong Kong.
In New York, critics praised Kate's lead performance in A History of Launching Ships for Polybe + Seats, an experimental theater group the Village Voice called "a smart and ambitious company." She was on a house sketch-comedy team at the People's Improv Theater, and produced and improvised real-time Golden Girls episodes in a popular, long-running live show. Kate has acted in films that won national awards, competed in Rotterdam's Tiger Awards, and been selected by Busan, Tribeca, Tokyo, etc.