KATHERIN Hervey

Katherin is an artist and award-winning filmmaker who is interested in what is hiding in the dark corners of the American landscape and our collective psyches, believing truth is often found in the dark before it shines in the light.

Her work as a documentary filmmaker is informed by her 15+ years in criminal justice and prison reform, where she's worked as a filmmaker, restorative justice advocate, prison college instructor, and trial attorney for the Los Angeles Public Defender. She was the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Shades of Contradiction, a nationally distributed arts and culture magazine dedicated to critical thinking and creative action. She has produced, directed and written short and feature documentaries, including "The Cocktail Waitress" for KCTS/PBS broadcast. THE PRISON WITHIN (Discovery Plus), her award-winning first feature film, "a tremendously moving motion picture' - The Progressive, was featured in The Guardian, Forbes & The Washington Post; and premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, winning best Social Justice Documentary, the first of 8 awards, including the 2021 Media for a Just Society Award, the only national award recognizing media whose work furthers public understanding of the US justice system. The film is also an accredited class titled "Pathways to Justice" at Seattle University School of Law, part of an educational curriculum for federal and state prisons nationwide, and available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and numerous streaming and cable platforms.

Katherin is a thought leader in the field of criminal justice reform, featured on The Black News Channel, Business Insider, The Guardian, Forbes, and other publications, TV and radio shows, and podcasts.

Katherin received her Bachelor’s degree in Cross-cultural Communication in America from University of Washington and is a graduate of Vancouver Film School. She also holds a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola Law School. Her mixed media artworks and creative fiction have been exhibited in galleries and published in online and print literary journals.