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Alien Echo — Sound for Film

AlinaUshakova

Supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer based in London. Detailed, enhanced sonic worlds built around characters, story and the identity of the film.

Based in
London, UK
Discipline
Sound Design / Dialogue Editing / Mixing
01 — About

Behind the Sound.

Alina Ushakova at the mixing console

Alina Ushakova (nickname: Alinushka) is a supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer based in London.

She graduated National Film and TV school in 2024 winning the Avid Award for Excellence in Sound Design for her technically and creatively outstanding work.

Alina is convinced that sound has the most intricate and magical powers in film, so she considers herself a wizard!

02 — Awards

Awards & nominations

  1. Sundance Institute logo

    Sundance Film Festival

    2025

    Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) — Special Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival, premiered at the 75th Berlinale Festival. Theatrical release across the USA and UK in 2025.

  2. Avid logo

    Avid

    2024

    Alina Ushakova — winner of the Excellence in Sound Design award, NFTS graduate.

  3. Motion Picture Sound Editors logo

    MPSE Golden Reel Awards

    2024

    Bubble Boy — outstanding achievement in sound editing, student film.

  4. BAFTA Scotland logo

    BAFTA Scotland

    2023

    Clean — nominee in the category "Short Film & Animation".

03 — Services

What lands in the mix.

  • 01Sound Design
  • 02Re-Recording Mixing
  • 03Dialogue Editing
  • 04SFX Editing
Alina Ushakova mixing a film in the dub stageAlina Ushakova at the console during a mix sessionScreening a scene on the dub stageAlina Ushakova working at the mixing desk
04 — Showreel

Sound in motion.

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Fiction Showreel 2024

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Selected Work Showreel 2025

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05 — Work

Selected films

Alina's sound design portfolio showcases her attention to detail and meticulousness. Her works range from animations to dramas, capturing the mood of every scene with remarkable precision.

Mad Bills to Pay

American feature film, premiered at the 75th Berlinale Festival and winner of a Special Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival. Theatrical release across the USA and UK.

Director: Joel Alfonso VargasFeatured — 2026
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Pigs

A darkly comic surrealist comedy delving into the lives of three generations of women and their relationships to inheritance, desirability and power. Downton Abbey star Jim Carter teams up with his daughter Bessie — the Bridgerton actress's first prominent producing role. Available on BritBox in the US and Canada.

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Director: Julia JackmanFeatured — 2023
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A Moonlit Night

Director: Jing WenFeatured — 2024
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The Edge of Night

Director: Andrey NatotcinskiiFeatured — 2024
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Invisibles

Director: Sofia LipatovaFeatured — 2024
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Burn

Director: Avigail TlalimFeatured — 2025
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This Will Hurt

Director: Casey WeaverFeatured — 2026

The Bride Of Mont Blanc

Director: Lise WortleyFeatured — 2025
The Bride Of Mont Blanc — glacier and mountain peaks
The Bride Of Mont Blanc — portrait in blue light
The Bride Of Mont Blanc — green branches against the mountains
The Bride Of Mont Blanc — figure on a snowy summit at sunset

TikTok & Commercials

Director: Featured — 2026
06 — Credits

Full credits list

  • The ChristophersSound Trainee
    Department M
    Director: Steven SoderberghProducer: Iain Canning, Jim Parks
  • Mad Bills To PaySupervising sound editor / re-recording mixer
    Perpetuum Films / Killer Films / Watermark
    Director: Joel Alfonso VargasProducer: Paolo Maria Pedullà
  • WallpaperSFX editor
    Fulika Studios
    Director: Tomasz Frymorgen
  • PigsSupervising sound editor
    Backscatter Productions
    Director: Julia JackmanProducer: Molly Murphy
  • InvisiblesSound designer / dubbing mixer
    Bombito Productions
    Director: Sofia LipatovaProducer: Reece Cargan
  • Latcho DromeSound designer / dubbing mixer
    NFTS
    Director: Lottie GrahamProducer: Victoria Rocamora González
  • Bubble BoySound designer / dubbing mixer
    NFTS
    Director: Cameron CarrProducer: Paolo Maria Pedulla
  • ToposSound designer / dubbing mixer
    NFTS
    Director: Leonie RoltProducer: Leonie Rolt
  • Remember That TimeSound designer / dubbing mixer
    NFTS
    Director: Sophia SeymourProducer: Olivia Song
  • The Edge Of NightSound designer / dubbing mixer
    Mimesis
    Director: Andrey NatotcinskiiProducer: Yanna Buryak
  • When I EscapedSound designer / dubbing mixer
    BBC
    Director: Zlata OnufrievaProducer: Zlata Onufrieva
  • LatchSound designer / dubbing mixer
    NFTS
    Director: Ruby AbbysProducer: Arpita Ashok
  • CleanSound designer
    Bombito Productions
    Director: Miranda SternProducer: Reece Cargan
07 — Contact

Let's talk sound.

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