About

Michelle is an award winning, Aussie production designer based in London. Her experience spans hundreds of commercials, promos,  feature films and scripted television. 

Representation
Worldwide Production Agency
                          Barnaby Laws   barnaby@wp-a.co.uk
+44 (0)207 287 9564

Direct  michellesotheren@icloud.com

Selected Commercial Credits

Greg Bell - Currys, Do Good Chicken, ProCell, Braun. Jesper Ericstam - Cross Country Trains, Dunelm. Liz Murphy - Homebase, Scottish Power, Nutella, Pet Plan, Kinder Surprise, Purina, Activia, Sainsbury's, Kleenex, Nature's Own, Pedigree, Voltaren, Pandora, Fidelity Insurance, Tesco, Grief Encounter, Alpen, Magnet Kitchens, National Trust, Everest, Myer, Sheriden, Sony, RAC, Forevermark, Target, Simple. Stephen Pipe - Dunelm, Go Compare, Crown Paint. Kai Schonrath - Currys, Post Office. Tim Kirkby - Deezer, Cesar, ASDA, EuroMillions. Calle Åstrand - Vitality, Purple Bricks, Sony Experia, Diageo. Emma Brandehorst - Woman's Aid. Novemba - McDonald's, World Cup. Caswell Coggins - Ralph Lauren. Paul Street - Nescafe, Mitsubishi. Steve Reeves - Shell.  Fatal Farm - Qualcomm. Timothy Saccenti - Franz Ferdinand. The Malloys - Ben Harper. Alex Simpson - OralB. Tom Tagholm - Haven Breeze. Samuel Abrahams - Google.

Companies Nice Shirt Films, The Sweetshop, The Corner Shop, Caviar, Tantrum, Rogue, Academy, Bootleg Films, You Are Here, Agile Films, Taxi Films.  

Film and Television

GOMORRAH, season 4 ep 4 - Dir Francesca Comencini

THIS IS ENDOMETRIOSIS - Matt Houghton / Georgie Wileman  **BAFTA WINNER 2026 - BEST SHORT FILM

KITTEN CHIC (UK Pilot) - Dir Andy De Emmony

AT WORLD’S END - Dir Tomas Villum Jensen *nominated Best Production Design Robert Awards

ACOLYTES - Dir Jon Hewitt

48 SHADES - Dir Daniel La Paine *nominated for Best Production Design IF Awards

BLURRED - Dir Evan Clarry

IRVING HAND PROPHECY - Dir Sarah Jane Woulahan and Sean Gilligan. *Winner Best Production Design New Filmmaker Awards