E66 - Catalyst Spotlight: Sonja O’Hara

Our Catalyst Spotlight on Sonja O'Hara! How did she earn her first option deal at the festival? Tune in and find out!

 

Sonja is an award-winning filmmaker & actress represented by WME & Management 360. She was chosen as one of the “10 Filmmakers To Watch” by Independent Magazine, chosen by a jury from MovieMaker Magazine, the Sundance Institute & Austin Film Festival. (Past recipients include Barry Jenkins, Oscar winning director of MOONLIGHT.) Sonja directed the feature film ROOT LETTER, an adaptation of the popular Japanese video game, written by Tribeca Film Festival Narrative Prize winner David Ebeltoft, which will be released in 2020. She also wrote & directed the critically acclaimed series DOOMSDAY (Amazon) which won BEST SERIES at Catalyst Content Festival. A Streamy Nominee (for “Best Indie Series”), Sonja was presented the “Best Director” award out of 4000 submissions at The New York Television Festival. Her film OVUM won "Best Picture" at The Big Apple Film Festival & was released by The Orchard. Her short film ANATOMY OF AN ORCHID premiered at the Academy Award qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. Sonja was a guest speaker at SXSW Film Festival on the episodic TV panel. Her upcoming series ASTRAL was greenlit by Adaptive Studios and she will write & direct all six episodes. 

 

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