Kathleen Rugh is a filmmaker and photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her film and photographic work has been exhibited in screenings and galleries throughout the US and internationally, including Edinburgh International Film Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival,  Images Festival, Fracto Experimental Film Encounter, Harkat 16mm Film Festival and Chicago Underground Film Festival. Rugh is an Assistant Professor of Film at Kean University in Union, NJ. She has received funding for her films through the New York State Council on the Arts.