TikTok, Insta and the rest: social media with Shuang Hu and Sophia Emberson-Bain

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  Shuang Hu

  Shuang Hu is an award-winning actress, writer, director and producer who has been involved in the film and TV industry for over a decade. Currently the star of the first Australian Amazon Original movie currently filming in Sydney called “Five Blind Dates”, Huang is also known for her role as Candy Law in SBS's critically acclaimed series ‘The Family Law’, the first Australian show to be led by a full Asian cast. She also starred in Comedy Central’s ‘Ronny Chieng: International Student’ and made her theatre debut appearing in The Outhouse Theatre's production of Annie Baker's ‘John’. Shuang is the host of documentary feature ‘Beyond The Reef’, due for a theatrical release in mid 2022, and is part of the prestigious VIACOMCBS Sketch Showcase for 2022. Shuang has made a number of short films and also creates comedy skits online for her 4.1 million followers on TikTok, 3.3 million subscribers on Youtube and 91k followers on instagram. She hopes to continue telling stories that entertainment and delight, whether it’s on the big screen, silver screen, or phone screen.
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  Sophia Emberson-Bain

  Sophia joined MEAA in 2008, and for the last two years has served as a Section Delegate before going on to be Vice President of Queensland Equity. Sophia grew up in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. She went to school in England before moving to Australia at the age of 12. In 2007, Sophia graduated from both the Actors Conservatory and the Jazz Music Institute in Brisbane where she completed an Advanced Diploma in Stage and Screen, and Jazz Improvisation respectively. She then went on to study a Bachelor of Laws degree at QUT. Sophia continues to balance her legal career with her acting. Sophia has worked as an actor on various high-profile film and television projects, including Barrumbi Kids, which has been recognised as Children’s Production of the Year at the 2023 Screen Producers Awards; NBC's Joe vs Carole; Darby and Joan; Kong vs Godzilla 2; Aquaman and Foxtell's critically acclaimed The End. She has also worked on stage with La Boite Theatre Company in Prize Fighter and with Queensland Theatre in School of The Arts. In 2020 & 2021 she produced the Northern Territory's first dedicated online news talkshow called The NT Recap.