She has worked in both documentary and fictional genres. Her films have screened at major festivals, been theatrically released in many countries, and broadcast on such outlets as Turner Classic Movies, Channel 4 (UK), TV Ontario, Telequebec, and SBS (Australia). The Clay Bird (producer and editor), won the Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. An American citizen by birth, Catherine lived the majority of her adult years in Dhaka, Bangladesh, working together with her late husband and filmmaking partner Tareque Masud.