About Sophia

What you need to know…

Sophia graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Television focusing in Directing and Writing. She currently lives in Los Angeles and is working as a an Associate Producer at Hurwitz Creative.

RECENTLY! Sophia has released her short “Dracena,” a dramatic satire about a family being torn apart by a plant who won’t play by their rules. This short was written and directed by Sophia in early 2020 and shot in a single day. After a long post production process she is very excited to share this project!

Last year, Sophia also wrote and directed “Karin and Brayana Join a Cult” was produced by Project 321 and has gotten attention for Voyage LA Magazine this year 2021!

Previously she worked as an executive assistant to Larry Kasanoff of Threshold Entertainment, (producer of Terminator 2, Mortal Kombat and True Lies), shortly after she finished her internship at Bradley Cooper and Todd Phillips’ production company, Joint Effort, as a development intern.

In the past, Sophia was fortunate enough to work with the BBC on several of their smaller projects including ‘Blue Peter’ working as a grip/production assistant. In the Fall of 2017 Sophia also worked with the 2017 Chicago International Film Festival as their Volunteer Coordinator responsible for scheduling, training and recruiting over 150 volunteers during the festival season. Through this experience she was able to gain managerial skills and time management.