Rachel Bain
M.F.A Student, Production/Directing
Rachel Bain is a writer, director, and audio engineer born in Jinju, South Korea and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. With an undergraduate degree in architectural engineering and various careers prior to pursuing her MFA at UCLA, she blends her technical background with life experience to create work about human emotion, connection, and the pursuit of living. During her time at UCLA, she has been the recipient of the Streisand Sony Fellowship, the Amazon GenAI Fellowship, and the Marty Sklar Entertainment Innovation Fellowship. She has also worked as a reader for the Sundance Institute Labs and currently serves as a teaching assistant for a graduate class in Sound Recording and Editing.
Research Interests
Creative and innovative film technology, sound mixing and design, hybrid filmmaking
Selected accomplishments and professional work
Amazon GenAI Fellowship (2025)
Reader at Sundance Institute Labs (2024)
Graduate Teaching Assistant at UCLA (2024-present)
Marty Sklar Entertainment Innovation Fellowship (2024)
Streisand Sony Fellowship (2024)
Education
BS, Architectural Engineering, Kansas State University
