Emily Strong
Documentary Filmmaker
Emily Strong is a documentary filmmaker and location sound mixer committed to collaborating on authentic and inspiring stories from diverse perspectives that incite civil discourse, connectivity, and express humanity in an artful way.
Especially drawn to projects with psychological, human behavior, immigration, food, and culture focuses. Collaborations include: Producer on Keep Moving Forward (Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Official Selection) and A Letter For Sang-Ah (CAAMFest Loni Ding Award for Social Justice, St. Louis International Film Festival Official Selection); former Programs and Engagement Manager at four time Academy Award-nominated documentary production company, Kartemquin Films (Minding the Gap dir. Bing Liu, America to Me dir. Steve James, Hoop Dreams dir. Steve James).
Many of her most exciting adventures in documentary are through her work as a location sound mixer. A lifelong affinity for listening and learning has provided her opportunities to work as a sound recorder on notable documentary, journalistic, fiction, branded content, and reality projects. Some of her client collaborations include: The New York Times: The Weekly (on Hulu and FX), Nike, Netflix’s Taylor Swift: Miss Americana (Sundance), Chanel, ESPN, Vanity Fair Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine, Ralph Lauren, United Airlines, Tiffany & Co., Vice Media, PBS, Katie Couric Media, Kartemquin Films, Zero Point Zero, and Firelight Films. Please email emilyMstrong@gmail.com for full resumé.