Kata Karáth is a freelance journalist and an award-winning documentary filmmaker, currently based in Ecuador. She is obsessed with science, environment and indigenous issues, especially with the complex connection between conservation, economics and politics in Latin America.
She has been published in several titles including Science Magazine, Undark, Quartz, The Guardian and the New Scientist. Her documentary work includes working as a fixer, interpreter, translator and researcher on productions for the BBC, Sky and Animal Planet. She is part of Black Leaf Films, where she was a location AP and researcher on Prejudice and Pride in Hungary for Al Jazeera's Radicalised Youth series, for which she secured incredible access to Hungary’s far-right movements.
In 2019, Karáth developed and co-directed Ecuador’s Hidden Treasure, for Al Jazeera’s Women Make Science series and in 2021, she made her directorial debut with Hungary’s Joke Party for Al Jazeera’s Witness series.
