Alicia Qian
filmmaker, sound person, food fanatic
Hello stranger!Alicia Qian (she/they) is an award-winning sound recordist/designer, director, and illustrator. Her work spans across multiple genres and has been featured at Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, National Public Radio (NPR), SXSW and more. Aside from making films about their mom, Alicia loves bouldering, people watching and drawing those people she’s watching. Originally from the Bay Area, they currently work and reside in the East Village where you can find them pulling espresso shots and eating bagels.Feel free to contact me for inquiries! (or just say hi)
photos
Kyoto, Japan | Tahoe south, Nevada | Guilin, China
"spooky season" (2019)
"Dancing Through the City" (2019)
Films
"Escape" (2021)
A one shot piece - in the midst of isolation and quarantine, what are the different methods of avoiding reality?
"roots" (2021)
found footage - an ode to my parents
"Our Active Shooter Drill" (2019)
PSA advocating for gun control
"Excellence in all things" (2019)
documentary following the career and impact of band director Steve Barnhill
ART & DESIGN
DIGITAL
Sketchbook
Original audio work
"is she into girls"
-if gay panic were a game show-
"seven Keys to Baldpate"
a spooky radio play
URSA STORY COMPANY
"Happy Family" audio narrative written by William Pei Shih
Directed, produced and sound designed by Alicia Qian
art by Christina Chung
Sound Design Work
"Dumplings" dir. Johanna Xue
-Sound Design by Alicia Qian- composed by Jiro Yoshioka-]
"Saved" dir. Áine Gleeson
-sound design by Alicia Qian-
Other work
NPR's Invisibilia
"A friendly ghost story"
NPR's Rough Translation
Series: Home Front
Resume 2022
coming soon 2025 <3