“Women Wildlife Warriors”
Documentary Feature/Series
Created by Kate Hearst, Ph.D. - Filmmaker

Women Wildlife Warriors spotlights “hidden figures” today – Women Wildlife Scientists you don’t know, who are saving our planet. They work in the wild and pioneer unique approaches to combat the killing of endangered wildlife and the destruction of natural habitats around the world. Highlighting remarkable women in their role as scientists is not generally seen on screens large or small. As Marian Wright Edelman once said, “You can’t be what you can’t see.” Women Wildlife Warriors allows audiences to experience firsthand the challenges and joys of women scientists working fearlessly in the wild to create a world where people and wildlife can live together.

About Kate Hearst

Historian and filmmaker Kate Hearst brings a fresh perspective to developing documentary and fiction. Her work highlights remarkable women – past and present. Kate earned her Ph.D. in American history and M.F.A. in film, both from Columbia University. Professionally, Kate worked in development at the Polone Company and Hearst Entertainment. She worked for Barbara Kopple, two-time Academy-Award-winning documentary filmmaker. Currently, Hearst can be seen in the CNN Series: The Movies, presenting the decades’ most important directors and influential films. Kate writes about documentary for Film International.” She also teaches film and women’s history at select New York-based colleges, including Sarah Lawrence College, Brooklyn College, and Columbia University. At Sarah Lawrence College, she directed and produced the short documentary, Women’s History Today.  She advises the web-based series, Women Film Pioneers Project. Kate is a member of the Society for Cinema & Media Studies (SCMS) and Women Writing Women’s Lives Organization. As a passionate conservationist, Kate has been active on the Advisory Council of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History for over fifteen years, and is a member of Conservation International.

Contact Information

Kate Hearst can be reached at: 
katehearst1@gmail.com