Kathryn Tucker (producer)

Kathryn Tucker is an American film producer and entrepreneur based in New York City. She is the winner of the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for The Station Agent (2003)[1] and founder of the RedRover social network.[2]

Kathryn Tucker

She graduated cum laude with a degree in philosophy from Tulane University and won a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in 1993 and 1994.[3] After co-producing a number of movies for SenArt Films in the early 2000s, she developed RedRover as an event planning and social media app aimed at parents.[4]

Tucker is an outspoken advocate of net neutrality,[5] and her upcoming film, The Truth About Business (currently in pre-production) explores the issue through the lens of romantic comedy.[6]

She was married to entertainment lawyer John Sloss from 2002 to 2007. They have two children.[7]

Filmography

References
  1. Indiewire (2004-04-05). "iPOP at the SenArt Films Post Awards Celebration". IndieWire. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. "Movie Momma Hits Start-Up Scene – It's Foursquare, For Parents". Observer. 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. "WEDDINGS; Kathryn Tucker, John Sloss". The New York Times. 2002-07-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  4. Kim, Ryan (2011-03-01). "RedRover App Builds Geo-Social Network for Parents". gigaom.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  5. "Teachout pitches tech founders, anti-frackers". Politico PRO. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  6. Mead, Rebecca (2014-07-14). "Makerocracy". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  7. cityfile. "John Sloss". Gawker. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
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