Sonja O'Hara

Sonja O'Hara is an Emmy nominated Canadian writer, director and actor represented by William Morris Endeavor (WME) and 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 and Austin Film Festival. Past recipients include Barry Jenkins, Oscar winning director of "Moonlight." Sonja recently 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 2021. Sonja also wrote, directed and starred in the critically acclaimed series "Doomsday" (Amazon) which won Best Series at ITVFest. A Streamy Nominee (for "Best Indie Series"), Sonja was presented the "Best Director" award out of 4000 submissions at The New York Television Festival. Sonja's film OVUM (which she wrote, produced and starred in) won "Best Picture" at The Big Apple Film Festival and was released by The Orchard. Her 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 series "Astral" was greenlit by Adaptive Studios and she will write and direct all six episodes. As an actress, O'Hara began her professional on-screen career with featured roles in local film productions before moving to New York City at seventeen where she attended The New York Conservatory For Dramatic Art. Shortly after arriving in the Big Apple, Sonja earned her first lead movie role in the independent film "Norman Normal: A Modern Metamorphosis". She now splits her time between New York and Los Angeles.