Catherine Murphy is a U.S. filmmaker, activist and educator,[1][2] best known for her documentary film MAESTRA about the 1961 Cuban Literacy Campaign.
While living in Havana, Murphy earned a master's degree in sociology from the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales.
[5] MAESTRA is distributed by Women Make Movies and streams free on Kanopy with most public library cards.
Murphy is an adjunct professor at New York University's Center for Global Affairs,[6] where she teaches a graduate course on the culture and history of Havana.
In 2003, after completing academic studies in Havana, Murphy recorded the first three interviews with former Literacy Campaign volunteers Norma Guillard, Daysi Veitia and Gina Rey.