Kate Haug is a San Francisco based artist. Haug's reading is the outcome of a recent San Francisco Arts Commission project on the Summer of Love, which lead to her obsession with Joan Didion’s essay "Slouching Towards Bethlehem." Her piece, "Santa Cruz," investigates California's hedonism, privileged liberalism and aspirational conflicts, riffing on the state's condition 50 years after the publication of Didion's prescient essay. Recent exhibitions include the Museum of Capitalism, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson and Irving Street Projects. Her award-winning films have screened at New Directors/New Films, the London International Film Festival and other international venues.