As Program Officer at Catapult Film Fund, Miriam led the design, operations, and execution of Catapult's core artist development programs — managing complex, multi-stage workflows across the full grant cycle. She supported and cultivated independent, cinematic nonfiction filmmakers globally, providing creative, strategic, and editorial guidance to filmmakers and grantees at all stages of development.
She owned end-to-end program management for Catapult's Development Grant, Research Grant, and Rough Cut Retreat (in partnership with True/False Film Festival) — from application design and outreach through review, selection, and artist support. She served as the primary point of contact for industry leaders, filmmakers, and producers, working closely with artists including Academy Award-nominated director Sara Dosa (Fire of Love) and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ramona Diaz.
Miriam built and managed the operational infrastructure behind Catapult's grant review process — overseeing 2,000+ applications annually, recruiting and leading a team of 20+ seasonal readers, designing multi-level evaluation frameworks, and producing committee meetings for final deliberations with senior leadership.
Films supported during her tenure include Sugarcane (Academy Award nominee, Sundance 2024, Hulu/National Geographic), All That Breathes (Academy Award nominee, Sundance 2022, HBO), The Territory (Sundance 2022, National Geographic), At the Ready (Sundance 2021, HBO Max), Crip Camp (Academy Award nominee, Sundance 2020, Netflix), and American Factory (Academy Award winner, Sundance 2019, Netflix).