Hello! I’m a freelance location sound woman based in Chicago, IL and working worldwide. My credits include feature-length documentaries like:

• American Doctor (Sundance 2026, dir. Poh Si Teng)
• Life After (Sundance 2025, dir. Reid Davenport)
• Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (Sundance 2025, dir. Shoshannah Stern)
• Becoming (Michelle Obama Documentary, Netflix, 2020, dir. Nadia Hallgren)
• It’s Only Life After All (Indigo Girls Documentary, Sundance 2023, dir. Alexandria Bombach)
• The Big Payback (Tribeca 2022, dir. Erika Alexander and Whitney Dow)
• And She Could Be Next (Tribeca, POV, 2020, dir. Grace Lee and Marjan Safinia, prod. Jyoti Sarda)
• Any Given Day (Hot Docs, 2021, dir. Margaret Byrne)
• The Dilemma of Desire (SXSW, 2020, dir. Maria Finitzo)
• America To Me (Sundance, 2018, dir. Steve James)
• Radical Grace (Hot Docs, 2015, dir. Rebecca Parrish)
• True Memories and Other Falsehoods (in production, dir. Debra Tolchinsky)

I trained at Northwestern University and have been freelancing for the last 17 years.

My passion is working on documentary film sets. I have experience working in all kinds of conditions, whether it’s in tiny rooms, in large crowds, or in “ninja-stealth mode” in tricky situations.

Documentary crews tend to be small, so with all-rounded production knowledge (I also DP and direct), I’m always ready to lend a helping hand in other production aspects, whenever the team is in a pinch.

Fellow crew members have told me I have a great work ethic, am a calm problem-solver, and have the ability to put people at ease. I’m also petite and can easily hide in nooks and crannies to stay out of the shot.

I truly enjoy the work I do, and am looking forward to working with you.

Reach me anytime for your upcoming sound person needs. I am based in Chicago, but frequently travel for projects. Shuling Yong at locationsoundwoman@gmail.com or (224) 735-0541