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# Sophie Finkelstein
Sophie Finkelstein is a producer and screenwriter from New York City. She’s worked in independent film for the past decade and has an MFA in screenwriting from Columbia University. She's in development on a number of television shows and features both as writer and producer. She produced the critically lauded *The Revival*; Rose Troche’s VR piece, *If Not Love,* which premiered at Sundance; and numerous shorts and music videos. Sophie is also a director for the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival.
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