Kat Foster is a director, screenwriter, and actor. Her screen roles include Barbara Walters in Gaslit, Vanessa in Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Liv in Barry, and Detective Nora Cross in CSI: Vegas. Her films are about women, and her recent work looks honestly at motherhood. She joined the Writers Guild of America in 2016 and hosts Acting Real with Kat Foster.
Profiles: IMDb, Wikipedia, Instagram, X, Threads, Cameo.
Podcast: Acting Real with Kat Foster has 43 numbered guest interviews. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Contact: hello@letsmakebetterthings.com
Determined to repair her fraught relationship with her mother before becoming one herself, a pregnant daughter battles with her nay-saying inner voices and a lifetime of anger, fear and disappointment, ultimately stumbling into a moment of profound healing.
Festival selections: Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival (2023); BraveMaker Film Fest (2023); Summer Shorts Film Fest (2024, nominated for Best Screenplay).
Trailer: vimeo.com/603558435
Written and directed by Kat Foster. Starring Kat Foster and Laura Innes. Editor: Jing Han. Director of Photography: Julia Swain. Original score: Christopher Neil Johnson. Produced by Kelly Pendygraft. Costume design: Buckley Sampson. Set design: Gloria Gruber. Visual effects: Colin James.
On the eve of her daughter's first day of preschool, a mother's attempt to write the perfect comfort note for the "earthquake kit" spirals into an all-night reckoning with mortality and motherhood itself.
Festival selections: Dallas International Film Festival (World Premiere, 2026); Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival (2026); Glendale International Film Festival (2026); Breck Film Fest (2026); Greenpoint Film Festival (2026); Calabasas Film Festival (2026); San Jose International Short Film Festival (2026); Lady Filmmakers Festival (2026); Temecula Valley Film Festival (2026); The Women’s Film Festival (2026).
Trailer: vimeo.com/1209511963
A film by Kat Foster. Featuring Kat Foster, Magnolia Hustead, and Jim Hustead. Original score by Brian Wright. Edited by Jing Han. Produced by Emily Maya Mills. Cinematography by Dustin Pearlman. Sound: Daniel Teo. Production sound: Pete Szijarto. Colorist: Xi Shen. Written and directed by Kat Foster. Presented by Majk Sauce.
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Individual video selections feature Barbara Walters in Gaslit, Vanessa in Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Liv in Barry, and Detective Nora Cross in CSI: Vegas. As Seen On is an acting compilation covering other selected credits, including 'Til Death, Your Family or Mine, The Unusuals, The Goodwin Games, Bad Teacher, Weeds, Royal Pains, The Rookie, Rebirth, First One In, Fear the Night, Desperation Road, and The Dramatics: A Comedy. Acting Real with Kat Foster opens the podcast episodes page. Daughtering and Earthquake Note open their interactive film posters and trailers. Instagram opens Kat Foster's Instagram profile. MAJK Sauce opens the MAJK Sauce website.
