Catherine Gund is a film producer and activist ¹ who founded Aubin Pictures, a nonprofit filmmaking organization in 1996. ² She is the daughter of Agnes Gund, ³ an heiress and philanthropist who is a patron of the arts and a major funder of left-of-center causes and politicians. ⁴

Family

Catherine Gund is the daughter of Agnes Gund, ⁵ an heiress and philanthropist who is a patron of the arts and a major funder of left-of-center causes and politicians. ⁶

Catherine chairs the board of trustees of the George Gund Foundation, ⁷ a left-of-center private grantmaking organization created by her grandfather, George Gund II, that supports organizations in various areas, such as education, the arts, the environment, and economic development. ⁸

Gund also sits on the boards of various organizations, such as Art for Justice, Baldwin for the Arts, and Art Matters. ⁹

Filmmaking

Gund’s films focus on issues such as race, LGBT interests, the environment, abortion, and HIV/AIDS from a left-of-center view. ¹⁰

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