Hench Division of Animation & Digital Arts in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. A producer, director, and animator, Sofian’s work in the area of documentary animation has won her recognition and support from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Rockefeller Media Arts Fellowship, and the Pew Fellowship in the Arts. She holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts.