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A Powerful Community of BIPOC Women and Nonbinary Professionals Transforming the Documentary Industry

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MEMBERS

Post-Production Sound

Spotlighting the composers, sound designers and music supervisors that build the soundscapes of the films and shows we love.

Aurelia Belfield

Aurelia is a creative with over 10 years of experience in arts and entertainment. She's been a music supervisor on everything from reality TV to notable documentaries.

Lien Do

Lien is a sound designer, audio engineer, and professor in San Francisco. An resident at SFMoma and SOMArts, she's guest lectured at UCLA, BAMM, and more.

Brittany Douziech

Brittany is a music supervisor with 15 years of experience. She's worked on TV, scripted and unscripted films, including Daisy Jones & the Six.

Sonia Herrero

Sonia is a film composer, sound designer, session musician. She creates instrumental music for film, audiobooks, podcasts, video games, and more.

Kristina James-Bergland

Kristina is a film composer who has mentored under audio legends. She was a finalist in CIFF's film scoring competition.

Amanda Jones

Amanda is an Emmy-winning composer who has composed for Ava DuVernay, Issa Rae, Lena Waithe and more. She's the first Black woman nominated in the Primetime Emmy score category.

Aizhou Liu

Aizhou is a composer fusing traditional Chinese and modern Western culture. She creates for film, TV, video games, and VR, including National Geographic, and Disney