top of page

Education

2021

BFA - Wayne State University, Detroit MI

Directed Narrative Films

2022

2022

2022

2022

2022

"When I Go Home" - filmTOY Studios (Jan. 2022)

 

"Snow City" - filmTOY Studios (Feb. 2022)

 

"The Salesman" - filmTOY Studios (Winter 2022)

​

"Morpheus" - filmTOY Studios (Summer 2022)

 

"TBA Film" - filmTOY Studios (forthcoming) 

2021

2021

2020

2019

"Thelma & Louise Scene Remake" - filmTOY Studios

 

"Cup of Coffee" - filmTOY Studios 

 

"NILE: A Visual Embodiment of a Sonic Experience" - filmTOY Studios

​

"Alexa" - filmTOY Studios & GoTake Media 

Written Scripts 

2021

2021

2022

2022

2022

2022

2021

2019

2018

"When I Go Home" - filmTOY Studios (script written Sept. 2021)

​

"Snow City" - filmTOY Studios (script written March 2021)

 

"The Salesman" - filmTOY Studios 

​

"Lucky Lucy" - filmTOY Studios (co-written w/ Gary Jackson)

​

"Morpheus" - filmTOY Studios 

 

"TBA Film" - filmTOY Studios (forthcoming) 

​

 

​

"NILE: A Visual Embodiment of a Sonic Experience" - filmTOY Studios

​

"Alexa" - filmTOY Studios & GoTake Media (co-written w/ Gabriel Freeman)

​

"3AM" 

Doc & Commercial Media 

2022

2022

2021

2021

2021

2019

2019

2018

2021

2021

2021

2021

2020

2019

Production Assistant for Upcoming Docuseries "Choir" - Disney+ & Imagine Entertainment (Imagine Documentaries) 

​

Production Assistant for Upcoming Docuseries "Lie Detectors" - Apograph Productions 

​

Assistant Director for "Upcoming short for Kresge Arts In Detroit Artist Fellow: Mars Marshall " - dir. Na Frenette 

​

Assistant Director for "Upcoming short for Kresge Arts In Detroit Artist Fellow: Jassmine Parks " - dir. Na Frenette 

​

Director, Producer, & Editor for "QB Finest Presents: My Life" - Quran Butler Artist Doc

​

Director & Editor for "HBL Introduction Commercial: HBL Conference 2021"Wayne State University's Healing Between The Lines Program

 

Director & Editor for "Zeta Phi Beta New Members 2021" - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Theta Delta Chapter Promotional Video

​

Director & Editor  for "Warrior V.I.P Commercial 2019" - Wayne State University's Warrior Vision & Impact Program (V.I.P)

 

Director & Editor for "The Brotherhood Commercial 2019" - Wayne State University Student Organization: The Brotherhood 

​

Director & Editor for "All Again Music Video" - Cullen Emadrey 

​

 

 

Assistant Director for "Deadly Woman" - Wayne State University COM 5400/MAER Short Film

​

First Assistant Camera for "A.W.O.L" - Wayne State University COM 5400/MAER Short Film

​

Sound Recordist & Boom Operator for "Shelf Life" - GoTake Media Commissioned Short Film

​

Sound Recordist & Boom Operator for "Snowfall Scene Reenactment" - GoTake Media Commissioned Short

​

Editor for "Share The Mic Now Detroit" - Glidepath Strategies 

​

Assistant Director for "Memories of Mae" - Wayne State University COM 1610/MAER Short Film

Awards | Selections | Accolades 

NILE: A Visual Embodiment of a Sonic Experience 

  • Selection & Theater Screening - Detroit Narrative Agency & Cinema Detroit's "Ethics & Aesthetics Festival" August 2021

  • Nomination for Best Picture - NXTUP Film Festival. May 2021

  • Nomination & Winner of the People's Choice Awards for Best Experimental Film - Argo Streaming. April 2021

  • Selection & Nomination for Outstanding Performance Piece - The Micheaux Film Festival. April 2021

  • Selection - The Lift-Off Global Network Spring Showcase. March 2021

  • Selection - Chicago Indie Film Awards. Feb 2021

  • Honorable Mention - London International Movie Film Festival. Feb 2021

  • Honorable Mention - Athens International Movie Film Festival. Feb 2021

  • 2nd Place Winner of Best Poetic Film & Selection - Lonely Wolf London International Film Festival. Dec 2020

  • Daily Short Pick - Film Shortage. August 2020

  • Selection - Retrospective of Jupiter. August 2020

​

Published Researcher in University of Michigan's Undergraduate Journal of Public Health for the proposal "Developing a Black Student-Led Support Infrastructure at a Predominantly White Institution" (w/ Kamali Clora) - Nov. 2021

 

Winner of Wayne State University's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) for the proposal "Developing a Black Student-Led Support Infrastructure at a Predominantly White Institution" (w/ Kamali Clora) - Feb. 2021

​

Selected as representative for Wayne State University's OMSE in a round-table discussion with Michelle Obama, Craig Robinson, and Keegan Michael-Key.

​

I Sometimes Send Newsletters

Thanks for submitting!

© 2023 by Sofia Franco. Proudly created with Wix.com.

bottom of page