[4] Upon her graduation from New York University in 2012, Gates began working as an editor and director of advertising at The Paris Review.

[11] The investigative docu-series focuses on the political and social circumstances surrounding fashion weeks around the world.

[12] Gates had a small role as "drugged-out mother" in David Lynch's 2017 reboot of Twin Peaks on Showtime.

[15] In January 2019, a short film directed by Gates and starring Alia Shawkat, Shako Mako, premiered in Los Angeles.

[16] In 2023, she directed a feature length film, Atropia with Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner among the cast.