Kateri Esposito is a Writer, Director, Producer, and Score Composer based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She fell in love with the medium of animation at a young age after watching many animated films that inspired her to seek the good in the world, in herself, and in others. She studied music and the arts at Young Musicians of Virginia until 2022, and then moved out to San Diego, California to study Animation and Screenwriting. She graduated in August of 2025 and earned "The Founder's Award for Impacting Culture" upon graduation.
Kateri strives to create narratives that are philosophical in nature, but intimate and childlike just like the films she watched when she was young. Her main inspirations for her work (outside of her own life) come from the works of Dante, Tolkien, Lewis, and Dostoevsky.
Kateri is currently a graduate student studying Film Producing & Management, while working as a writer and director at Voyage Comics.
Filmography
Writer (1 Credit)
The Heartbeat of the Sea 2025
Animation, Short, Student
Director (1 Credit)
The Heartbeat of the Sea 2025
Animation, Short, Student
6 Awards & Selections
Official Selection The Heartbeat of the Sea
DeckFest Boston Student Film Festival Boston, Massachusetts
2026
Audience Choice Award, Official Selection The Heartbeat of the Sea
Sonscreen Film Festival Loma Linda, California
2026
Official Selection The Heartbeat of the Sea
Rush Youth Film Festival
Honorable Mention The Heartbeat of the Sea
California International Children's Festival
Official Selection The Heartbeat of the Sea
John Paul the Great Catholic University Senior Screenings Escondido, California