Filmmaker based in Arkansas telling Southern stories about the bizarrities of life in the middle-of-nowhere.
Sophie Barnes is a writer-director from Little Rock, Arkansas. Her stories focus on the magical realism in and of the experience being Southern, queer, femme while still living in the South. Sophie's films have been exhibited in several film festivals across her home state and the South, and her most recent films LIMBO and MOONSPEAK premiered at Arkansas Cinema Society, Filmland (2024). Sophie received her BFA in Film from the University of Central Arkansas in 2020. She is an MFA candidate and adjunct professor in the Department of Film, Theatre & Creative Writing at the University of Central Arkansas. She is currently in post-production for her thesis film PARTNERS.
  • Director (8 Credits)
    Limbo2024
    Short, Student
    House2023
    Experimental, Short, Student
    Moonspeak2023
    Experimental, Short, Student
    Nighthawks2023
    Experimental, Short, Student
    Monuments2022
    Experimental
    MUSING A SISTERPLACE2020
    Experimental, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
    Father2019
    Short, Student
    Apple2017
    Short, Student
  • Writer (6 Credits)
    Limbo2024
    Short, Student
    Moonspeak2023
    Experimental, Short, Student
    Monuments2022
    Experimental
    MUSING A SISTERPLACE2020
    Experimental, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
    Father2019
    Short, Student
    Apple2017
    Short, Student
  • Producer (4 Credits)
    Limbo2024
    Short, Student
    Moonspeak2023
    Experimental, Short, Student
    MUSING A SISTERPLACE2020
    Experimental, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
    Father2019
    Short, Student
  • Acting (2 Credits)
    Monuments2022
    Experimental
    MUSING A SISTERPLACE2020
    Experimental, Short, Student, Web / New Media, Other
  • Costume Designer (1 Credit)
    Limbo2024
    Short, Student
  • Editor (1 Credit)
    Monuments2022
    Experimental
Official Selection
Moonspeak
Persistence of Vision International Film Film Festival
Hot Springs, AR
2025
Official Selection
Limbo
Arkansas Cinema Society - Filmland 2024 Showcase
Little Rock, AR
2025
Nominated for Best Film
Moonspeak
University of Central Arkansas Film Festival
Conway, AR
2024
Official Selection
Moonspeak
Arkansas Cinema Society - Filmland
Little Rock, AR
2024
Official Selection
Limbo
University of Central Arkansas Film Festival
Conway, AR
2024
Official Selection
MUSING A SISTERPLACE
Rock City Film Festival
Little Rock, AR
2021
Official Selection
Father
Charlotte Film Festival
Charlotte, NC
2021
Official Selection
Father
Arkansas Cinema Society - Filmland
Little Rock, AR
2021
Official Selection, Best Experimental
MUSING A SISTERPLACE
University of Central Arkansas Film Festival
Conway, AR
2020
Official Selection, Best Production Design
Father
University of Central Arkansas Film Festival
Conway, AR
2019
Official Selection
Father
El Dorado Film Festival
El Dorado, AR
2019
Official Selection
Father
Rock City Film Festival
Little Rock, AR
2019
Official Selection
Father
Fayetteville Film Festival
Fayetteville, AR
2019
Semi-Finalist
Apple
BLASTOFF (Best Los Angeles Screenplay, Theme-Music, and Original Films Festival)
Los Angeles, California
2018
Official Selection, Faculty Choice Award
Apple
UCA Film Festival
Conway, Arkansas
2018
Official Selection
Apple
El Dorado Film Festival
El Dorado, Arkansas
2018
College
University of Central Arkansas
MFA in Film
2022Present
College
University of Central Arkansas
BFA in Film
20162020
High School
Little Rock Central High School
20122016
Birth Date
April 14, 1998
Nickname
Soph/Sof
Hometown
Little Rock, Arkansas
Gender
Female
Filmmaker based in Arkansas telling Southern stories about the bizarrities of life in the middle-of-nowhere.
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