About
Sophia Harvey is a producer, writer, and filmmaker living in NYC. She was raised in a small town in Connecticut and blames the endless quiet of the countryside for cultivating her imagination.
Her projects have been to Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca, TIFF, Palm Springs, the Indie Spirit Awards, the Gotham Awards, the Hamptons Film Festival, and the Academy Awards. She has also worked on features & TV for major studios and networks like HBO, Showtime, Sony, Netflix, and Lifetime.
Recently, Sophia has also line produced several national TV ads with The WIN Company for progressive political candidates in the House & Senate such as John Fetterman, Ruben Gallego, Rosa DeLauro, Tom Nelson, and Mondaire Jones.
At the start of her freelance producing career, Sophia worked for 3 years as a producer’s assistant to indie filmmaking ledgend Mike S. Ryan of Greyshack Films, and continues to partner with him on feature projects.
Before that, Sophia was the Post Producer at GKIDS, an internationally acclaimed art house distribution company that has 12 Academy Award nominations in the Animated Feature category, second only to Disney.
In her time at GKIDS, Sophia oversaw production on dozens of prestige projects, including five Oscar-nominated films. She also produced and directed several English dubs with high-level talent including Susan Sarandon, JK Simmons, Jared Padalecki, Paul Giamatti, and Fred Armisen.
Sophia has worked for several recognized artists. She was an assistant to Steven Shainberg, director of Secretary (starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader) as well as a writer’s assistant to Daphne Merkin—a widely published, esteemed writer and former film critic for The New Yorker.
In April 2016, Sophia was honored to speak at The Country School's TEDx Artist's Conference. Video available here. Other speaking engagements include MICA, Emerson & LADY ART TALKS.
Sophia has been featured in No Film School, LEVO, SOMA Magazine, Stage Buddy, theREVELERNYC, Agora Gallery, CRETUS magazine, ISO Magazine, and Echoes Literary Magazine.
In her free time, she enjoys social activism, quad roller skating, and spending time with her dog Toast.
Freelance services include: Budgets, boards & schedules on commission, producing, directing, writing, & editing