Resume
1557 8TH ST. • OAKLAND • CA
510.701.4688
sofiecooper@gmail.com
510.701.4688
sofiecooper@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS
Experienced film and video producer, in both creative and administrative aspects. Extensive experience in the role of director and editor.
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Albanian and Spanish. Minimal proficiency in Italian & Czech.
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
Oakland, CA
2009 - 2011 – Media Consultant and Producer. Center for New Community, Chicago, IL
Designed media strategy for the development of documentary materials to accompany civil rights awareness campaign surrounding issues of immigration. Directed and produced 2 short videos for viral distribution on the web: The Tanton Network (2009) and Frontiers of Racism (2010). Recently completed a new documentary following personal narratives of youth activists entitled Undivided (2011).
Mount Shasta, CA
2009 – Media Consultant. Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center
Designed media strategy for the development of documentary materials to accompany environmental protection initiatives in the Mount Shasta Wilderness. Worked closely with the Ecology Center to develop the script to a 15 min. documentary video, Listening to the Mountain with the aim of expanding public awareness on the most imminent developmental threats to the region.
Bogota, Colombia
2009 – Production Associate. 4 Direcciones Productions
Assisted in the post-production (editing and distribution) and pre-production (research, development and grant writing) with a highly professional and artistic Documentary Film Production Company, specifically focused on giving visual voice to Colombia’s underrepresented ethnic groups.
San Francisco, CA
2007 - 2008 – Film Production. Various (Independent Contractor)
Played vital roles in the production crews and coordination teams of numerous Feature Films and Documentary Television Series shot in the San Francisco Bay Area. Productions include: La Mission, directed by Peter Bratt, Dreams Awake directed by Jerry Alden Deal, and The Sundance Channel’s documentary series Big Ideas for a Small Planet.
Prishtina, Kosovo
2002 – 2004 Production Coordinator / Writer / Director. Crossing Bridges Productions
Co-founded Crossing Bridges Productions, a production company based in Kosovo dedicated to providing engaging documentary programming on pressing social issues for Kosovo’s National Television, RTK. A documentary series produced in partnership with the United Nations Development Fund for Women revealed the untold stories of women who have played key roles in Kosovo’s political sphere.
Peja / Pec, Kosovo
2001 – 2002 Public Relations Manager. Crossing Bridges Collective
Designed and implemented complete promotional package over two consecutive years for Kosovo’s largest Arts and Music Festival, the Crossing Bridges Festival. Promotional campaign included: TV, radio and print, along with special informational events. Recruited in-kind sponsorship from local agencies – including design printing and production facilities – to enable the development of a highly professional package from a limited budget.
Peja / Pec, Kosovo
2001 – 2002 Volunteer/ Project Manager. Balkan Sunflowers
Developed and carried out projects to assist in the region’s recovery from the recent war of 1999. Environmental and community arts projects – including city-wide cleanups, public murals, theater workshops and the development of a flourishing community garden – aimed to encourage values of community, creativity and natural restoration in the face of great destruction. Long-term projects in youth education developed into multi-cultural arts conferences and the forming of a youth video collective.
EDUCATION
University of California at Berkeley
Bachelor of Arts, May 2007. Honors. Regents & Chancellor’s Scholar.
Interdisciplinary Studies Field Major, Film and Social Change
Berkeley, CA
Academy of Film Arts (FAMU)
Film Directing, Spring 2004
Prague, Czech Republic
Filmography
::WRITER/DIRECTOR::
Tears of Gold
30 min Documentary [HD]
Bogota, Colombia
Undivided
30 min Documentary [HD]
Oakland, California
Frontiers of Racism, 2010
Educational Short [viral distribution - Center for New Community]
Oakland, California
The Tanton Network, 2009
Educational Short [viral distribution - Center for New Community]
Oakland, California
Listening to the Mountain, 2009
Environmental Awareness Documentary (writer only)
Mount Shasta, California
Trois, Thalatha, Tres, 2007
Feature Length Experimental Documentary [mDV. 26min]
Oakland, California
Not Drawn to Scale, 2006
Open-source Documentary [web materials, 11min]
Berkeley, California
Eisner Prize, UCB, 2007
Urban Jungle, 2006
Experimental Documentary [mDV, 10min]
Berkeley, California
Invisible Camera, 2005
Experimental Documentary [hi8, 9min]
Berkeley, California
Second Skin, 2005
Experimental Short [mDV, 4 min]
Berkeley, California
Water Moon, 2005
Narrative Short [s16mm, 10 min]
FAMU Prague, Czech Republic
Eisner Prize, UCB, 2007
Eve’s Eye, 2004
Narrative Short [16mm, 7 min]
FAMU Prague, Czech Republic
Around Kosova, 2003
Euducational Documentary [mDV, 16 min]
Peja/Pec, Kosovo
20th Century Storybook, 2002
Documentary- 2nd Annual Crossing Bridges Festival [mDV, 5 min]
Peja/Pec, Kosovo
The Road From Pain to Hope, 2002
Documentary – Human Rights Center [mDV, 15 min]
Peja/Pec, Kosovo
::CREW::
Lado B de La Historia (The B Sides of History), 2009
Post-Production Assistant – Educational Television Series
4 Direcciones, Bogota, Colombia
Mhuysqa Memory, 2009
Research and Development – Feature length Documentary
4 Direcciones, Bogota, Colombia
Mission Street Rhapsody, 2008
Addl 2nd 2nd Assistant Director
Mission Love Prod. LLC. San Francisco, California
The Line, 2007
Assistant Production Office Coordinator – Feature Film
OEL Productions. San Francisco/Los Angeles California
Big Ideas for a Small Planet, 2007
Production Assistant - Documentary TV Series
Sundance Channel / Lynchpin Productions. Sonoma/San Francisco California
Dreams Awake, 2007
2nd 2nd Assistant Director - Feature
Way to Go Media. Mt. Shasta, California
Fall in Every Changing Blue, 2006
1st Assistant Director – Music Video
Ramyo Productions. Berkeley, California
Sunday Afternoon, 2004
1st Assistant Director – Narrative Short
Prague, Czech Republic
Huis Clos, 2003
Floor Director – TV Drama
Czech TV. Prague, Czech Republic
::EDITOR::
Accidente Felino (The Feline Accident), 2009
Editor – Experimental Short
National artist : Alberto Baraya. Bogota, Colombia
Need, 2005
Assistant Editor – Feature Film
9 @ Night Films. Berkeley, California
Element Fem, 2004
Editor – Documentary about women in politics
Crossing Bridges Productions. Prishtina, Kosovo
Spilling Blood, 2004
Editor/Director of Photography - Theatrical Adaptation
Crossing Bridges Productions
Prishtina, Kosovo / Athens, Greece
Silencing the Arms, 2002
Editor - Promotional Documentary (United Nations)
Crossing Bridges Productions. Peja/Pec, Kosovo
::CAMERA::
The Gift, 2007
Director of Photography - Narrative Short
Berkeley, California
Spilling Blood, 2004
Editor/Director of Photography - Theatrical Adaptation
Crossing Bridges Productions. Prishtina, Kosovo / Athens, Greece
Outside the Framework, 2004
Assistant Camera - Doc TV Series
Crossing Bridges Productions. Prishtina, Kosovo
Teeth of a Rose, 2003
Director of Photography - Narrative Sort
Prague, Czech Republic
Tears of Gold
30 min Documentary [HD]
Bogota, Colombia
Undivided
30 min Documentary [HD]
Oakland, California
Frontiers of Racism, 2010
Educational Short [viral distribution - Center for New Community]
Oakland, California
The Tanton Network, 2009
Educational Short [viral distribution - Center for New Community]
Oakland, California
Listening to the Mountain, 2009
Environmental Awareness Documentary (writer only)
Mount Shasta, California
Trois, Thalatha, Tres, 2007
Feature Length Experimental Documentary [mDV. 26min]
Oakland, California
Not Drawn to Scale, 2006
Open-source Documentary [web materials, 11min]
Berkeley, California
Eisner Prize, UCB, 2007
Urban Jungle, 2006
Experimental Documentary [mDV, 10min]
Berkeley, California
Invisible Camera, 2005
Experimental Documentary [hi8, 9min]
Berkeley, California
Second Skin, 2005
Experimental Short [mDV, 4 min]
Berkeley, California
Water Moon, 2005
Narrative Short [s16mm, 10 min]
FAMU Prague, Czech Republic
Eisner Prize, UCB, 2007
Eve’s Eye, 2004
Narrative Short [16mm, 7 min]
FAMU Prague, Czech Republic
Around Kosova, 2003
Euducational Documentary [mDV, 16 min]
Peja/Pec, Kosovo
20th Century Storybook, 2002
Documentary- 2nd Annual Crossing Bridges Festival [mDV, 5 min]
Peja/Pec, Kosovo
The Road From Pain to Hope, 2002
Documentary – Human Rights Center [mDV, 15 min]
Peja/Pec, Kosovo
::CREW::
Lado B de La Historia (The B Sides of History), 2009
Post-Production Assistant – Educational Television Series
4 Direcciones, Bogota, Colombia
Mhuysqa Memory, 2009
Research and Development – Feature length Documentary
4 Direcciones, Bogota, Colombia
Mission Street Rhapsody, 2008
Addl 2nd 2nd Assistant Director
Mission Love Prod. LLC. San Francisco, California
The Line, 2007
Assistant Production Office Coordinator – Feature Film
OEL Productions. San Francisco/Los Angeles California
Big Ideas for a Small Planet, 2007
Production Assistant - Documentary TV Series
Sundance Channel / Lynchpin Productions. Sonoma/San Francisco California
Dreams Awake, 2007
2nd 2nd Assistant Director - Feature
Way to Go Media. Mt. Shasta, California
Fall in Every Changing Blue, 2006
1st Assistant Director – Music Video
Ramyo Productions. Berkeley, California
Sunday Afternoon, 2004
1st Assistant Director – Narrative Short
Prague, Czech Republic
Huis Clos, 2003
Floor Director – TV Drama
Czech TV. Prague, Czech Republic
::EDITOR::
Accidente Felino (The Feline Accident), 2009
Editor – Experimental Short
National artist : Alberto Baraya. Bogota, Colombia
Need, 2005
Assistant Editor – Feature Film
9 @ Night Films. Berkeley, California
Element Fem, 2004
Editor – Documentary about women in politics
Crossing Bridges Productions. Prishtina, Kosovo
Spilling Blood, 2004
Editor/Director of Photography - Theatrical Adaptation
Crossing Bridges Productions
Prishtina, Kosovo / Athens, Greece
Silencing the Arms, 2002
Editor - Promotional Documentary (United Nations)
Crossing Bridges Productions. Peja/Pec, Kosovo
::CAMERA::
The Gift, 2007
Director of Photography - Narrative Short
Berkeley, California
Spilling Blood, 2004
Editor/Director of Photography - Theatrical Adaptation
Crossing Bridges Productions. Prishtina, Kosovo / Athens, Greece
Outside the Framework, 2004
Assistant Camera - Doc TV Series
Crossing Bridges Productions. Prishtina, Kosovo
Teeth of a Rose, 2003
Director of Photography - Narrative Sort
Prague, Czech Republic
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