Kate Schermerhorn
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Kate’s quirky, funny and thought-provoking documentary film about modern marriage, After Happily Ever After, is out now on DVD and On Demand. The film, described by Scientific American as "delightfully quirky," features world-renowned psychologist John Gottman, marriage historian Stephanie Coontz, and economist Betsey Stevenson, among many others. The film asks some often overlooked questions about the institution of marriage. San Francisco Chronicle says After Happily Ever After has caused Schermerhorn to be labeled “everything from the next cultural crusader to the ant at the honeymoon picnic.” Kate, who won a 2007 Northern California Emmy for directing her first film, Seeking 1906, is also an accomplished still photographer and author of America's Idea of a Good Time. She is currently beginning production on a new documentary about consumerism.

Kate is a native New Yorker who has lived and worked in Los Angeles, Florence, Hong Kong, rural Scotland, and, after living for seven years in London, she now lives just outside of San Francisco.

Blog Entries by Kate Schermerhorn

Divorce And Kids: Why I Love Being A Single Parent

(315) Comments | Posted April 27, 2012 | 12:20 PM

Nothing drive me as crazy as those women who act like some horrible tragedy has befallen my children and me when they hear I am divorced ... yes, twice. I can never believe people like that still exist in this day and age, and I'm always shocked when I find...

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It's National Marriage Week. Oh Please.

(118) Comments | Posted February 10, 2012 | 6:54 PM

It's National Marriage Week; wow, who knew!

Well, after looking at the totally uninspiring National Marriage Week website, I won't be celebrating. It appears to be just one more of those dusty, old organizations with a crappy graphic of matching gold wedding bands on its homepage, proclaiming that...

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Unwanted Relationship Advice: Why Are We So Afraid To Think More Creatively About Marriage?

(304) Comments | Posted January 27, 2012 | 11:30 AM

After six years of work and the craziest emotional roller coaster of my life, a documentary film I recently completed about marriage has made its way to audiences, some of whom have even been thoughtful enough to send me relationship advice. Thank you kind strangers, particularly Dora, who tracked me...

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Newt Gingrich Needs An Open Mind More Than An Open Marriage

(181) Comments | Posted January 22, 2012 | 3:36 PM

Newt Gingrich may be a shameful excuse for a husband, but I can't help but think that he is also a perfect example of how we could all benefit from more creative thinking about marriage as a whole.

Newt apparently views marriage and fidelity as something to...

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