Jim LeBrecht
Born: 1956-05-08 in Hartsdale, New York, USA
Known For: Sound
Biography
Sound Designer and Mixer James LeBrecht is a well-known film and theatre sound designer and mixer, author, producer, and disability rights activist. He is the founder of Berkeley Sound Artists (BSA), an audio post-production house. BSA was the sound house for The Blood of Yingzhou District, the 2006 Academy Award® recipient for short documentary. Other credits include The Force, Unrest, The Waiting Room, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Daughter From Danang, We Were Here, Bang: the Bert Berns Story, and Audrie & Daisy. Jim's work as an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities began in high school as a member of Disabled in Action, a pioneering disability rights group. He helped found the Disabled Students Union at UC San Diego in the mid-1970s. Currently, LeBrecht is a board member at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, a leading organization working for the rights of the disabled through education, legislation, and litigation.
Filmography
2026
- The Haunting of Pennhurst ... (Executive Producer)
- Kids Like Me ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- Deaf President Now! ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
- The Tallest Dwarf ... (Sound Designer)
- Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act ... (Director)
2024
- The Ride Ahead ... (Executive Producer)
- Patrice: The Movie ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Fire Through Dry Grass ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- All These Sons ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2020
2018
- Minding the Gap ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
- Exit Music ... (Sound)
- I Am Maris: Portrait of a Young Yogi ... (Sound Mixer)
2017
- Unrest ... (Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2016
- Extremis ... (Sound Designer)
- My Love Affair with the Brain ... (Sound Mixer)
2014
- Kumu Hina ... (Sound Editor)
- Finding the Gold Within ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- After My Garden Grows ... (Audio Post Coordinator)
2011
- We Were Here ... (Sound)
- Bravo! Common Men, Uncommon Valor ... (Additional Production Sound Mixer)
2009
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Sweet Emotion ... (Sound Editor)
2006
- The Devil and Daniel Johnston ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2005
2003
- Bad Santa ... (Sound Effects Editor)
2000
- Pitch Black ... (Sound Effects Editor)
1998
- Modulations ... (Sound Effects Editor)
1993
- Mr. Wonderful ... (Sound Effects Editor)
1992
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Equinox ... (Sound Effects Editor)
1991
- A Matter of Degrees ... (Apprentice Sound Editor)