writer/director


SOPHIA
LIN

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producercome into my arms 2024narrative featuredir. zara kahan
director of photographycocaine to london 2024narrative shortdir. devin andrada
director & co-dpred prior 2024narrative shortdir. sophia lin
co-director & co-dpfroggies 2024web pilotdir. sophia lin & isabel salas
first assistant camerastormy weather 2024narrative shortdir. john d'cruz
associate producersenior 2023narrative featuredir. toroes thomas
director of photographylate 2023music videodir. devin andrada
director of photographylollipops 2023narrative shortdir. evelyn tang
director of photographysierra's grand plan 2023narrative shortdir. lorraine rinaldi
first assistant cameramoving up, out, on 2023narrative shortdir. christian reidy
director of photographysundown 2022narrative shortdir. cierra gladden
director of photographytwo of us 2022narrative shortdir. curtis nishimoto
first assistant camerathe waiting room 2022narrative shortdir. mia deangelo
director of photographymagnum opus 2021narrative shortdir. sophia pasalis
assistant editorreturn 0; 2021narrative shortdir. brian song


Sophia Lin is a Chinese Canadian filmmaker and cinematographer based between Los Angeles and Calgary, Canada. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University in December 2023 with a BA in Film & Media Studies and Cognitive Science. She was one of six fellows selected for the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund Screenplay Lab to develop her current feature, which was a semifinalist for the 2023 Humanitas Prizes' Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Award and one of four projects to receive a 2023-24 Screenplay Development Grant from the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund.Her work as a writer, director, and producer has been funded by grants from the Johns Hopkins University, Rubys Artist Grants, the Government of Alberta and Alberta Media Fund, and Robert W. Deutsch Foundation, as well as received the Freedman Creative Media Award, JHU ASPIRE Grant, and JHU Provost's Undergraduate Research Award.Her debut short film as writer/director, RED PRIOR, is currently in the festival circuit, so far selected at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY), the OSCAR® qualifying Edmonton International Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, New/Next Film Festival, and more. FROGGIES, a web series pilot she wrote and co-directed, is also on the circuit, screening at the Twin Cities Film Fest and LAWEBFEST.




RED PRIOR

narrative short 2025, DIR. SOPHIA LIN

Josephine Chiang (they) is a queer Taiwanese-American actor currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Across their work, they are focused on bringing to life various aspects of the queer and Asian experience. Josephine is currently represented by Bright Artists Management.

Sheila Gaskins (she/her) is known for The Wire (2002), The Salon (2005), and The Corner (2000). Hailing from from Baltimore, MD, she's a teaching artist and cultural worker, with experience in productions including gospel comedy, stand-up comedy, poetry, puppetry, one woman shows, and original race/privilege workshops.

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CAST

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CREW

Written and directed by
Produced by


Ling
Ruth
Rosie
Guard
Ivy
First Assistant Director
Directors of Photography

First Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera

Sophia Lin
John D’cruz
Cierra Gladden
Sophia Lin
Josephine Chiang
Sheila Gaskins
Ethan Clark
Mark Wallace
KS Garner
Mia DeAngelo
Isabel Salas
Sophia Lin
Devin Andrada
Will Taggart

Production Sound Mixers

Production Designer
Hair & Makeup Artist
Gaffer
Second Unit Gaffer
Key Grip
Script Supervisor
Production Assistants

Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Composer
Colourist

Michael Gorlin
Novie Truitt
Audrey Douglas
Abby Cloud
Indi Aufranc
John D’cruz
Kaori Taylor
Angala Rajasegaran
Ciarra Carter
Tessa Schwartz
Sophia Lin
Lukas Mackinney
Lukas Mackinney
Matthew Riggieri

VITAMIN T

experimental short 2023, dir. sophia lin

A WOMAN DISILLUSIONED BY HER MUNDANE LIFE STARTS HAVING UNCONTROLLABLE VISIONS, AND AS THEY GROW IN INTENSITY, SHE DISCOVERS THAT HER LIFE IS NOT HER OWN.AS.061.232 INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION

stir both ways

experimental short 2023, dir. sophia lin

Trapped in a room with only a glass of water, a man thirsting to death is terrified to drink it.AS.061.232 INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION



OUR SKYSCRAPERS

experimental short 2021, dir. sophia lin

AS.061.145 INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION

FROGGIES

WEB SERIES PILOT 2025, DIR. SOPHIA LIN & ISABEL SALAS

IN FESTIVAL CIRCUIT

2025 Minnesota WebFest/Twin Cities Film Fest, Official Selection
2025 LAWEBFEST, Official Selection & Best Supporting Actor Award

COCAINE TO LONDON

narrative short 2024, DIR. DEVIN ANDRADA
DP: SOPHIA LIN

As a dysfunctional family punk band completes their first album, the timid and disrespected bassist must choose between continuing to endure the band’s emotional abuse or missing out on her best chance for musical success.IN FESTIVAL CIRCUIT

UNDERGOING

experimental short 2021, dir. sophia lin

AS.061.145 INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION