Sonja is an award-winning writer/director represented by William Morris Endeavor (WME) and Management 360. She was chosen as one of the "Ten Filmmakers To Watch in" by Independent Magazine. Past recipients of this honor included Barry Jenkins, Academy Award winning director of Moonlight, and Effie Brown, producer of Netflix's Dear White People.
Sonja recently directed her debut feature film ROOT LETTER (written by Tribeca Narrative Prize winning David Ebeltoft) which was based on a popular Japanese video game. You can read about it in Variety here.
As a filmmaker, Sonja's work has been nominated for the Streamy Awards and the Indie Series Awards. She was also awarded the coveted "Best Director" prize at the prestigious New York Television Festival for creating and directing Doomsday. Her series was profiled on Emmys.com here.) She was also a speaker at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival! More info here.
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DIRECTING REEL:
TV Series (Hour-Long Drama)
Created & Directed by Sonja O'Hara
Available on Amazon Prime here.
Best Series & Best Actress - HBO's ITVFest
Best Series & Best Drama - Brooklyn Web Fest
Best Pilot - HollyWeb Fest
Best Director - New York Television Festival
Official Selection: SeriesFest, Dances With Films, Bushwick Film Festival
DOOMSDAY is an original series that follows a matriarchal cult in the Catskills.
It explores how youthful idealism can evolve into deadly extremism.
Feature Film (The Orchard)
(Written & Produced by Sonja O'Hara)
Available on Demand, iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vudu, and DVD
Best Picture - Big Apple Film Festival
Best Feature - Brooklyn Girl Film Festival
Best Comedy - Manhattan Film Festival
Indie Soul Special Recognition Award (Acting) - Boston Intl. Film Festival
OVUM is a dark comedy following Calpurnia Dylan (O'Hara), a quirky actress who will do anything for a part, who must give up a part of herself when her method acting project goes too far and she ends up selling her eggs.
ASTRAL
Pilot
(Created & Directed by Sonja O'Hara)
*The series was just optioned. Details Coming Soon!
ASTRAL is a provocative short form digital series that follows three millennial girls who share an out-of-body experience in a packed subway car, and are scouted to attend an exclusive academy of Astral Projection in the Mojave desert.
ANATOMY OF AN ORCHID
Short Film
(Written & Co-Directed by Sonja O'Hara)
*The film has just completed post-production and will be making its World Premiere on the film festival circuit during the Spring of 2018.
ANATOMY OF AN ORCHID follows Cassie, an introverted Columbia student (played by trans actor Jes Tom), who becomes convinced that her orchids are trying to communicate with her
