ca•thar•tic filmWorks founder and president Richard Moos comes from a diverse background in the visual arts; he studied filmmaking, photography, and video at Massachusetts College of Art and has worked professionally in all these media.

Richard wrote, directed, and edited ca•thar•tic’s first production, "Endocrine Secrets," and has since acted as either a producer, director, cameraman or editor, or various combinations therein, on all other cfW productions. Richard was the cinematographer and editor on cfW’s debut feature film "Squeeze", and all of ca•thar•tic’s award-winning short films. An independent cfW production, "Squeeze" was acquired by Miramax and released in June of 1997.

Richard’s cinematography on "Squeeze" was lauded by L.A. Weekly as "Gorgeous and intense...," and Richard’s work on "Squeeze" was also featured in the March, 1997 issue of American Cinematographer. In the press release announcing the acquisition of "Squeeze", Miramax Senior Vice President, Helena Echegoyen said, "We were impressed with the look of the film, the visual composition..." Miramax also noted Richard’s innovative editing style, which has become a hallmark of cfW films.

Richard completed principle photography on his feature directorial debut "Orphan" in the spring of 1999 and finally finished the film in June, 2001. Simultaneously, Richard executive produced and co-edited director Jay Frasco’s feature debut, "Dirt Boy". Both films are currently screening at festivals all over the world to the delight of audiences and the filmmakers alike.