Hello! I am a BAFTA nominated documentary director and producer dedicated to making creative and well-researched films for a wide audience. I am currently directing my debut feature film PRAY AWAY about the history and continuation of the ex-gay or “pray the gay away” movement with my production company, Paper Bridge Films.

My films have played at festivals internationally, including Hot Docs, DOC NYC, the United Nations Association Film Festival, and the Frontline Club of London among others. Where We Stand recently traveled the country and was nominated for a BAFTA. The Typist was nominated for Best Documentary Short by the Toronto International Film and Video Association, played in festivals internationally, inspired a Buzzfeed feature, and was shown at The National Gallery of Art and Alaska Airlines. My film Balancing Act is currently an “Editor’s Pick” on The Atlantic, and my piece The Accidental Environmentalist kicked off Yahoo’s Viewfinder series. I’m currently a producer on the documentary feature film ATTLA , a co-production of ITVS and Vision Maker Media. I’ve also created content for news outlets including The New Yorker, Mother Jones, and NPR affiliate KALW – San Francisco. I lecture at Stanford University and University of San Francisco. I proudly hail from central New York and North Carolina.

I hold an M.F.A. in Documentary Film and Video from Stanford University and a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from New York University.

When I’m not working on my own projects, I work for hire as a director, producer, and cinematographer. Please be in touch for a full CV at [email protected].

 

NOV 2017 – Director Kristine Stolakis invited to participate in SFFILM’s Artist Residency

OCT 2017 – Director Kristine Stolakis invited to workshop PRAY AWAY at the Investigative Reporting Program’s Filmmakers Workshop at University of California, Berkeley 

JUN 2017 – THE TYPIST an official selection at Short of the Week

JUN 2017 – THE TYPIST a Staff Pick at Vimeo

MAY 2017 – WHERE WE STAND picked up by ABC2

Jan 2017 – WHERE WE STAND a Staff Pick at Vimeo

Jan 2017 – WHERE WE STAND released by The Atlantic

Jan 2017 – WHERE WE STAND picked up for international distribution by Journeyman Pictures

Jan 2017 – Kristine Stolakis launches Paper Bridge Films

Jan 2016 – WHERE WE STAND co-presented by Frontline Club of London and London School of Economics

Oct 2016 – WHERE WE STAND has NY premiere at DOC NYC

Aug 2016 – United Nations Film Festival announces line-up, including WHERE WE STAND

May 2016 – Hollywood Reporter announces BAFTA LA nominees

May 2016 – WHERE WE STAND nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Award

Mar 2016 – The New Yorker releases LIFTING A LIFE SENTENCE with cinematography by Kristine Stolakis

Mar 2016 – Ms. Magazine interview: Think Mormons Can’t Be Feminists? These Women Will Prove You Wrong

Mar 2016 – WHERE WE STAND featured in Broadly

Feb 2016 – The Atlantic chooses WHERE WE STAND as Editor’s Pick

Feb 2016 – WHERE WE STAND nominated for Big Sky Award

Feb 2016 – WHERE WE STAND featured in Feminist Wednesdays

Nov 2015 – The Atlantic chooses BALANCING ACT as Editor’s Pick

Oct 2015 – Frontline Club of London programs THE TYPIST for Nov shorts program

Oct 2015 – DOC NYC Announces Line-up, featuring THE TYPIST

Sep 2015 – Yahoo Viewfinder kicks off with THE ACCIDENTAL ENVIRONMENTALIST

Jun 2015 – KALW: Interview – Frameline Film Festival brings to life oral history of gay Navy man

Jun 2015 – KQED: The Typist – Interview with Kristine Stolakis

May 2015 – Buzzfeed: “This Veteran’s Job Was Discharging Gay Sailors.”

Mar 2015 – THE TYPIST nominated for Best Short Documentary at the Toronto International Film and Video Awards

Mar 2015 – THE TYPIST to internationally premiere at Hot Docs International Film Festival

Jan 2015 – The Stanford Daily: In conversation with documentary filmmaker, Kristine Stolakis