Katie McNeill

Katie McNeill, a native North Carolinian and a UNC-Chapel Hill alumn, is a producer and oversees development and production at Electric City Entertainment. Most recently she produced Netflix original film THE AFTER PARTY, written and directed by Ian Edelman (the creator of HBO's HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA). Prior to that she co-produced Focus Features' THE ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE, directed by Niki Caro and starring Jessica Chastain; A24’s MISSISSIPPI GRIND, directed by Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden and starring Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn; and LEVITATED MASS, a documentary film from director Doug Pray.

McNeill produced THE OFFSEASON: KEVIN DURANT, a documentary for HBO, as well as ESPN 30 for 30 documentaries WHAT CARTER LOST, SOLE MAN and THE DAY THE SERIES STOPPED, for which she earned a Sports Emmy Award in 2015.

Earlier in her career, she served as an Associate Producer on Derek Cianfrance’s THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, starring Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling, as well as Sundance Lab project, LITTLE BIRDS, from writer/director Elgin James.

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