About Katherine Eid Wild
Katherine Eid Wild was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to her American mother and Lebanese father. At 18, she visited Lebanon for the first time, where she met her grandmother and connected with the place she had only known through her father's stories. At 20, Katherine set off on a solo adventure with a one-way ticket to Hawaii, where she began writing. In 2022, at 33, she earned her BA in Cinematic Arts and New Media from Maharishi International University.
Her work is shaped by the practice of dreamwork, time spent in nature, and the rich tapestry of her family’s stories. Known for her poetic style and ‘stories within stories,’ Katherine’s intergenerational work invites audiences right into the heart of her inner world.
Her film, A Spring for Ali, has been screened at festivals from the Arab American Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, to Beirut, Lebanon. Recently, she was named a finalist in the International Storytelling Festival story slam and received a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for a storytelling project. In 2025, Katherine will perform at the Bioneers Conference and the National Storytelling Network Conference fringe festival, as well as debut her story podcast, Wild Storytelling.
Katherine’s love of travel has taken her all over the world, but nowhere does she feel more enlivened than in Lebanon, where she now spends time regularly. She currently resides in Fairfield, Iowa, with her husband, where she sings, writes, and takes to the stage at every opportunity.
Recent and Upcoming performances & events
BIONEERS Conference 2025, Berkeley, California [March 2025]
Presentation at Maharishi International University [March 2025]
Serving the Sentence [February 2025] Chicago, Illinois
This Much Is True [February 2025] Chicago, Illinois
StorySpace Featured Teller [November 2024] Virtual
Birth of the Cosmic [November 2024] Longmont, Colorado
Source Vibrations Sound Clinic Launch [October 2024] Fairfield, Iowa
International Storytelling Festival Story Slam [October 2024] Jonesborough, Tennessee
Thirsty Word [October 2024] Fairfield, Iowa
Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival [September 2024] Geneva, Illinois
Minarets on Mars [August 2024] Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa
Media Features
The Daily Herald [September 2024]
Katherine Eid Wild of Fairfield, Iowa, tells a story about her dad at the Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival Monday, Sept. 2, 2024 at Wheeler Park in Geneva.
Lebanese Independent Film Festival 2023
Katherine Eid Wild was interviewed on the red carpet at the Lebanese Independent Film Festival and discussed how her film evolved from exploring ancestry to also addressing the environment.
Watch a short clip from the interview on Instagram, or check out the full interview on Youtube [October 2023]
Passion Over Fear podcast 
Katherine Eid Wild spoke with Jordan Curcio on Passion Over Fear about risk-taking in creativity, and how she was able to draw from the wisdom in her father's stories while making her film. Get a flavor of their conversation on this Youtube short. Then watch & listen to the full episode.
Community Mentions
Public Space One [August 2024]
Katherine Eid Wild performs for Minarets on Mars at Public Space One in Iowa City