The Playboy Symposium
On Women, Sex & Cinema
TIFF Originals: 3 for 30 - The Opening Scene
Hosted by The Black List’s Franklin Leonard and Kate Hagen, 3 for 30 returns with three screenwriter-directors, each examining the opening scene of their latest film — be it an original, an adaptation, or based on a true story. This dynamic and popular talk show–style session illuminates the process of writing and the impacts of the creative choices made along the way.
TEDx at Binghamton University: In Search of the Last Great Video Store
In the age of streaming, the cinematic canon should be easily available with just a few clicks - but is it really? When Kate wanted to watch FRESH HORSES, she couldn’t find it anywhere. The search for this film sent her on a journey to find The Last Great Video Store, which has become the adventure of a movie-going lifetime...
Podcasts
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The Black List Podcast
Kate co-created, co-hosted, and produced of The Black List Podcast on Luminary. Along with Franklin Leonard, Kate joined guests like Spike Lee, Janelle Monae, Soledad O’Brien, Paul Feig, Roxane Gay, and more to discuss the movies that made them and their own creative endeavors.
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The Black List Table Reads
Kate also co-produced and co-hosted The Black List Table Reads on Earwolf. In addition to interviewing filmmakers and Oscar-nominated screenwriters like Eric Heisserer and Allison Schroeder with co-hose Franklin Leonard, Kate also produced over 20 table reads featuring actors like Colin Hanks, Paul Scheer, Milo Ventimiglia and more.
Kate’s Faves
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I’ve Had The (Time of My Lifes)
A curated collection of the finest CD compilation commercials from the 1970s through the early 2000s.
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The Modern Rock 500 Memorial
Celebrating Ohio's iconic radio station, WOXY, aka 97X, aka the Future of Rock N' Roll, with 500 songs from the history of alternative music.
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PRETTY IN PINK
The definitive original, visual soundtrack for my favorite movie.
