A House for Visual Worlds
KAT VANCLEAVE is a multidisciplinary creative practice focused on world-building, visual systems, and narrative environments shaped by human behavior and memory across film, hospitality, and editorial work.
The House moves between cinema, space, curation, objects, events, and observation—between the real and the make-believe.
[the rooms]
RESEARCH LAB | PROOF GALLERY | SCENE DISSECTIONS | DESIGN DEPOT
The investigative engine room. A record of primary research, material specimens, and the technical stack fueling the practice.
A curated archive of completed studies across narrative, commercial, and luxury fashion film.
Deconstructing the visual anatomy of a single frame to bridge investigative data with cinematic results.
Access to shoppable pre-fabricated scenes and strategic world-building tools.
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The investigative engine room. A record of primary research, material specimens, and the technical stack fueling the practice.
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The cinematic evidence. A curated archive of completed studies across narrative, commercial, and luxury fashion film.
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The forensic breakdown. Deconstructing the visual anatomy of a single frame to bridge investigative data with cinematic results.
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The asset procurement hub. Access to shoppable pre-fabricated scenes and strategic world-building tools.
[our ecosystem]
[community work]
Simply put, money is power, and power is autonomy.
GURL GRANT was founded by Kat VanCleave in 2025 with the simple mission : get more money into the hands of Female & Non-Binary Film Directors.
“I want directors to feel empowered by, not beholden to money. I want more stories being told by diverse voices and this grant is just the beginning of what I hope to contribute to the badass community that is indie film. “ -Kat
