About
I'm a Philadelphia-based director, specializing in short film production. Spending time blending realism and fantasy is a priority of mine, since the world could always use more magic. I use storytelling to create multi-dimensional and empowered female characters, as well as to discuss universal stories of art and humanity.
Through short-form documentaries I love to also showcase diverse community leaders, and currently I'm in development for an independent long-form documentary.
I just graduated with a Film and Media Arts BFA at Temple University, as part of the Narrative Directing masterclass. Last summer, I participated in a work-study in Los Angeles as a development intern at HIVEMIND (an LA-based production company behind projects incl. The Witcher, The Expanse, and del Toro's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark). I'm currently in the festival run of my senior thesis short film, Meet Me Under the Bleachers. This has been my most ambitious project thus far as a WDP. I was also active in the school's television community as live studio director of TUTV's sketch comedy program Temple SMASH.
I love learning about the way other art forms contribute to the world. I had a double major in music at Temple University, in which I focused my studies on the global impacts of music in culture.
My junior thesis film To Keep Your Vital Organs Warm is the story of a pianist finding her own voice as an artist. Distribution for the film will begin in Fall 2024!
On student, semi-professional, independent, and studio productions in several cities across the country, I've worked in roles such as assistant directing, production managing and coordination, sound mixing, and general production and location assistance.
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Contact
sophieaguila22@gmail.com Tel: 609-605-0608
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