Lead Sound Designer and Mixer, Barking Owl Chicago
Marina Killion is a highly experienced Senior Audio Engineer with a proven track record of seventeen years in the industry. Her expertise encompasses a wide range of audio disciplines, including sound design, dialogue editing, Foley, ADR, and mixing.
Killion has achieved notable success in mixing numerous feature-length and short films, documentaries, television pilots, and web series. She specialises in commercial projects and has contributed to many high-profile campaigns for brands such as Dish, Xfinity, Absolut, General Mills, Tostitos, Pepsi, Claritin, Famous Footwear, CDW, and Olive Garden.
Her background in classical musical performance and her studies in Sound Recording Technology at DePaul University have provided a strong foundation for her accomplishments. Killion's work has been showcased at prestigious venues and festivals, including Cannes' Fantastic Pavilion, Sundance, the Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago Comedy Festival, Midwest Independent Film Festival, Micheaux Film Fest, and Festival of Cinema NYC.
Her notable achievements include a Silver Addy award, a shortlisting for the 2020 AICP awards, and the 2022 Best Sound Design award for the short film "Warren?" at the Festival de Cine Europeo de PR.
