Cathy van Ingen is a Niagara-based documentary filmmaker. While working as a professor of Kinesiology at Brock University, Cathy undertook an MFA degree at Toronto Metropolitan University in Documentary Media. What Ales Us? is her first film.
With an interest in documentaries about unsung heroes and untold injustices, she launched a production company, Catchweight Films.
She is interested in crafting character-driven visual stories drawing on original research and compelling narratives.