Katherine Dieckmann

Writer-director Katherine Dieckmann’s latest film, Strange Weather, starring Holly Hunter, is available on digital and through Netflix. Her previous features are A Good Baby (2000), Diggers (2006), and Motherhood (2009). Dieckmann was the original director on Nickelodeon’s groundbreaking series The Adventures of Pete & Pete, and has directed music videos for Sharon Van Etten, R.E.M., Wilco, Aimee Mann, Throwing Muses and Vic Chesnutt, among other bands. She is a Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University’s School of the Arts Film Program, where she teaches screenwriting.

Talks

Underrated/Overlooked: Katherine Dieckmann on Give Me Liberty

By Katherine Dieckmann | January 14, 2020

Underrated/Overlooked: Katherine Dieckmann on Give Me Liberty

The writer-director of Strange Weather on Kirill Mikhanovsky's comedy drama, one of her favorite movies of 2019.

Blurring the Edges: Sharon Van Etten’s “Jupiter 4”

By Katherine Dieckmann | November 27, 2018

Blurring the Edges: Sharon Van Etten’s “Jupiter 4”

Katherine Dieckmann on directing Sharon Van Etten's new music video, the echoes that haunt it, her friendship with Van Etten, and more.

How Trump’s Victory Gave My Latest Film New Meaning

By Katherine Dieckmann | July 28, 2017

How Trump’s Victory Gave My Latest Film New Meaning

Katherine Dieckmann explains how Strange Weather's simple truths feel radical in the current disturbing political climate.

Katherine Dieckmann (Diggers) Talks John Cassavetes’ Love Streams

By Katherine Dieckmann | August 14, 2014

Katherine Dieckmann (Diggers) Talks John Cassavetes’ Love Streams

Though somewhat dismissed when it was first released 30 years ago, John Cassavetes' swan song – now on Criterion – is an undeniable classic.