Kendra McLaughlin is a filmmaker and Ph.D. student combining Film and Visual Studies with Critical Media Practice and Anthropology. Her current work explores relationships between ethics of care, critical ecological thought, and audio-visual practices in care, preservation, and conservation contexts.

Kendra was a resident at Le Fresnoy, France’s national contemporary arts studio, from 2019-2021. As a Clifford Tower fellow at Sciences Po, she was part of Bruno Latour's School of Political Arts (SPEAP) and received an M.A. in Human Rights. She received her A.B. from Harvard College as a Davis UWC scholar.

For the 2023-24 academic year, Kendra is a fellow at the Film Study Center, a graduate student affiliate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and a returning resident tutor at Harvard College’s Leverett House.

Her film/video work has shown internationally and can be previewed at: www.kendramclaughlin.com