What is your name?
Arjun G. Sheth
What is your classification or job?
Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer
What was your first union job?
Fire Island by Andrew Ahn.
List the credits you’re most proud of.
Babes by Pamela Adlon, Fire Island by Andrew Ahn, and Down Low by Rightor Doyle.
Who are your influences or mentors?
Gene Park got me into the union by offering me my first union job and has supported me a lot over the years. Mary Ellen Porto and Ryan Price at Goldcrest have taught me so much. I came from independent film, so I often go to them with questions about how larger shows work.
What are you watching right now?
Hacks. Euphoria. I just finished Dark. Survivor. Rupaul’s Drag Race. There’s a lot on right now!
What is your guilty pleasure – TV shows or movies?
I don’t believe in guilty pleasures. If I like something, I proudly love it.
What would be your dream project to work on?
I love working on comedies, especially half-hour comedies. They’re so comforting and can be timeless. If they involved Queer or Asian people, that would be the best.
On the totally opposite end, I love intense and surreal dramas/thrillers. “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” really resonated with me last year. Something like that!
What is your personal or professional mantra?
Be prepared! I try to have all my t’s crossed and my i’s dotted in front of clients. I want them to feel at ease so there’s room for us to be creative.
What was your favorite childhood food dish?
Whenever I go home, I ask my mom to make stewed cauliflower. I just eat pounds of it. It’s so good.
How has your cultural identity shaped your career choices?
There’s no hiding that I’m South Asian and Queer so I try to go after films that value diverse voices. Rather than waiting to see what films come my way, I try to find filmmakers who want something a little different in a supervising sound editor. I don’t try to pretend I’m just like everyone else.
What’s a meaningful film to you as an Asian American that you would recommend?
Dìdi by Sean Wang really captured my childhood. How I felt. Hanging out with my friends. How I related to my immigrant parents. It is fantastic.
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