Schenk, Sonja: - Sonja Schenk is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and artist. Her first short film premiered at the AFI festival when she was a student. She has an MFA in film from the University of Southern California. She directed the theatrically-released, independent feature comedy, The Olivia Experiment, and has written several screenplays. Her showrunner credits include several prominent television series, including The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and High School Reunion. She has edited over 15 feature films, both scripted and docs, including premieres at the Sundance Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival, and many others. Having started out as a video artist, she continues to make and exhibit art that shows internationally and is a member of the video collective Paper Tiger TV, a retrospective of which was included in the 2019 Whitney Biennial. She has contributed many articles on filmmaking and video technology to various publications, is the co-author of The Digital Filmmaking Handbook and the editor of the companion book series The Digital Filmmaking Handbook Presents. She is currently in development on a new feature film.