sophie pegrum
Sophie Pegrum was born and raised in sunny Bristol, England and after graduating with Honors from Sussex University with a degree in American Social Studies, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career as an independent filmmaker and study the social behaviors of Americans in their natural habitat. She has succeeded at both endeavors, having written & directed an ultra-low budget, critically-acclaimed feature called Dogstar, and filled volumes of notebooks in her head with her astute field observations on homo sapiens Americanus.
In 1996 she began writing for an independent film company, Zero Pictures, which encouraged filmmakers to create films without budgetary constraints. In 2000 she wrote, directed and edited a full-length feature film “Dogstar” on 16 mm for under $10,000. Among the widespread acclaim, critics praised the film saying “There is a lilting grace to this low-budget indie. Director Sophie Pegrum has a good eye for sensuous detail (from goldfish to camels). It's good work, especially considering that it was made for about the cost of a Ford Escort. “ and “This well-crafted, winsome fairy tale by writer-director Sophie Pegrum has an otherworldly quality reminiscent of Australian director Jane or Anna Campion. Definitely a new voice in danger of slipping beneath everyone's radar. “
Critically well received, Sophie continued as a commercial editor and producer, worked on independent documentary subjects and film writing projects, and also began shooting her own subjects as a digital videographer. Long dreaming of ice and snow, Sophie has just returned from the Antarctic on a National Science Foundation grant as documentary filmmaker on a prestigious team of artists, directing and shooting a documentary about artist Lita Albuquerque and her “Stellar Axis: Antarctica” installation. In July of this year Sophie will travel to the North Pole in the same capacity, documenting the second half of a global artistic endeavor.
As an accomplished painter, Sophie began showing work in Los Angeles in 2004 and has had great success in group and solo gallery exhibitions throughout California, including LA Center for Digital Arts, Topanga Canyon Gallery, Electric Lodge, Venice, Topanga Canyon Studio Tour and the Brewery Artwalk in Downtown Los Angeles.
filmography 1996-2007
director:
DOGSTAR (16mm feature) Zero Pictures (DVD Release)
Island of Mirrors – Digital Feature (Vbox Pictures)
Teddy Bears Picnic EPK - Digital (Vbox Pictures)
Stellar Axis/Terra Lux: Lita Albuquerque (Solar Nine Films)
writer:
DOGSTAR (Zero Pictures – DVD Release 2002)
Ground on Fire (First Serve Entertainment)
Matadora – Feature Screenplay
Billy Bones – Feature
Unbridled – Feature Screenplay
My Best Friend Joe – Feature Screenplay (GS Pictures)
Jackie Papers – Short Screenplay
editor:
DOGSTAR – Feature (Zero Pictures, 2002)
Rage – Feature (Zero Pictures
WaveLock – 5 Minute Profile (Internet)
Hunger Relief 2000 – Fundraising Promo
Sal Barbier Profile - 5 Minute Profile(Internet)
Cowboys & Indians – Documentary
Q: The Short – Film Promo
Island of Mirrors – Hour Special
Interactive Reading Books - Educational
Aussie Nad’s Infomercials – Half Hour TV Spot
Tito and Tarantula - Tour Video
Medicine Dogs: A Story of Horses - Promo
Horsefly Films - Promo
videographer:
Q – The Short – Digital (Jamontoast Films)
Documentary Series, Fifty Up
Medicine Dogs: A Story of Horses
Horsefly Films Promo
Stellar Axis: Documentary on Artist Lita Albuquerque.
producer & editor Freelance 1998-2004
Produced, post produced and edited national and international spots for tv and film. AVID, offline from logging, editing, edls, online and voiceover supervision through to broadcast and traffic. Final Cut Pro and Media 100.
