PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Award‑winning filmmaker and production specialist with extensive experience across studio, commercial, and independent sectors. Demonstrated success in production management, directing, and creative producing, with a strong commitment to experiential learning and student mentorship. Combines industry expertise with a background in coaching and public speaking to create dynamic, structured, and inclusive learning environments. Dedicated to preparing emerging filmmakers for professional success through hands-on instruction, critical thinking, and real‑world application.

EDUCATION

Savannah College of Art & Design

Atlanta, GA

Master of Fine Arts
Film and Television

State University of New York

Buffalo, NY

Bachelor of Arts
Television and Film Arts


CREATIVE / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Producer & Assistant Director

Philadelphia, PA. 2025 - Present

Recipe, Reality Show

Creative Producer

Atlanta, GA. 2025 - Present.

Atlanta Youth Tennis & Education Foundation

Producer

Various Locations.

Reelshorts, DramaBox, Dramawave, FireFlow

Atlanta, GA. 2025 - Present.

Church’s Texas Chicken, Give Back Campaign

Atlanta, GA. 2025

Free the Girls, Costa Rica & El Salvador

2023

CalAsian Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento, CA

2021 - 2024

Home Depot Creative Services

Atlanta, GA. 2018 - Present.

Production Supervisor

Lifetime, What Hides in Silence

Atlanta, GA. 2025

Lifetime, Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story

2024-2025

Passionflix, The Air He Breathes

2024

Netflix, EBK Mea Culpa

2024

1st Assistant Director

Atlanta, GA

Kamala Harris Campaign, DEI

2024

Feature Film, My Father: The Healer

2020

Feature Film, Devil May Cry

2019


Rental Agent

Atlanta, GA
Cinder Lighting & Grip

2019 - 2022

Production Coordinator

Atlanta, GA

FX Atlanta Season 2

2018

HBO Mini Series, Sharp Objects

2018

Assistant Production Coordinator

New York, NY . 2016 - 2018.

247 Cycle Media


Script Page

Los Angeles, CA

Silver Pictures

2015

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS & LECTURES

Panelist, The Golden Pages: Connecting and Supporting the Community

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Film Festival

2025

TEACHING EXPERIENCE


Teaching Assistant

Atlanta, GA. 2022 - 2023.
Savannah College of Art and Design

Tennis Coach

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Youth Tennis & Education Foundation

2024

Tennis Time LLC

2022

Pure Tennis LLC

2016 - 2019


Guest Speaker, Problem Solving in Film

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta Youth Tennis & Education Foundation

2025

Guest Lecturer, Film Industry Careers

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State University

2018 - 2025

CREATIVE WORKS, AWARDS & FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

Black Moon, Short Film

2025

Peachtree Village International Film Festival

Amazing Fantasy Fest

Atlanta Shortsfest

Bun in the Oven, Webseries

Peachtree Village International Film Festival

2025


Sparrow Cries at Night, Short Film

2021


Rome International Film Festival

2018

Overwhelmed, Short Film

Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival

Camp Loser, Short Film

2017

Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival

Tennis Ambassador

2011

Buffalo Public Schools

SERVICE

Cinder Lighting & Grip Film Student Initiative

Atlanta, GA

Introduce film program students from Georgia State University

2021

and Savannah College of Art and Design to rental houses.

SCHOLARSHIP & PUBLICATIONS

Movie Magic Can't Mask the Whitewashing: Hollywood Stumbles in the Dark for Diversity

2023

Graduate Thesis

SOFTWARE & TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Davinci Studio, Movie Magic Budget, Movie Magic Scheduler, AVID Media Composer, Pro Tools, Final Draft, Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop CS, After Effects, Adobe Audition, Adobe Media Encoder, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator), Excel, Google Suite.

CONTACT US

Email: sodinhsum@gmail.com