A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Bristol, United Kingdom
Sophie is a British American film director and documentary cinematographer who has produced and shot films in the Antarctic, at the North Pole and in the Himalayas. Her documentary films include "77 Below", shot on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica and featuring artist Lita Albuquerque and her ephemeral art installation "Stellar Axis". The award winning "Talking to the Air: The Horses of the Last Forbidden Kingdom" was shot on the border with Tibet in the high Himalaya. Though she has recently been focused on documentary, her debut narrative feature film "Dogstar", was a tragic love story between an otherworldly recluse and a misfit junkie. The film was billed as a rustic Colorado update of O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi and critics described it as "pleasingly sensuous" and a "well-crafted, winsome fairy tale". Sophie also co-directed and lensed the upcoming documentary "Daughters of the Curved Moon" shot in remote villages in West Nepal and has also shot another upcoming doc directed by Stephen Fisher, entitled "Elders Speak" on the Paiute Shoshone in the Owen's Valley. She is currently shooting another documentary "Jorgo", on the maverick and youthful horsemen of Kyrgyzstan and working on a story about The Camarillo family of California and the legacy of their rare White Horses. Sophie co-owns and runs Horsefly Films, a production company based in Los Angeles. As well as promotional films for world class equine clientele worldwide, Horsefly Films are producing through their "Rare Equine Trust" a series of documentaries focussed on rare horses and vanishing equine cultures. Their award winning films "Path to Glory", "Tarpan", "Of Gods and Kings" and "Talking to the Air" are available at www.rareequinetrust.com.
Cinematography:
2011 Path to Glory: The Rise and Rise of the Polish Arabian Horse
2013 Of Gods and Kings: The Skyros Horse
2014 Tarpan: Repainting an Ancient Picture
2016 Talking to the Air: The Horses of the Last Forbidden Kingdom
Director:
2003 Dogstar
2011 Path to Glory: The Rise and Rise of the Polish Arabian Horse
2013 Of Gods and Kings: The Skyros Horse
2014 Tarpan: Repainting an Ancient Picture
2016 Talking to the Air: The Horses of the Last Forbidden Kingdom
2017 Pink Tiffany
2022 Madame Max
Writer:
2003 Dogstar
2011 Path to Glory: The Rise and Rise of the Polish Arabian Horse
2013 Of Gods and Kings: The Skyros Horse
2014 Tarpan: Repainting an Ancient Picture
2016 Talking to the Air: The Horses of the Last Forbidden Kingdom
2017 Pink Tiffany
2022 Madame Max
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