Sophia Takal

Sophia Takal
Born Sophia Takal
Montclair, New Jersey
Alma mater Barnard College
Occupation
  • Actress
  • film director
  • producer
  • film editor
Years active 2009-present
Spouse(s)

Sophia Takal is an American actress, writer and director perhaps best known for her work in independent features such as All the Light in the Sky, Supporting Characters, and Gabi on the Roof in July. Filmmaker Magazine named Takal one of the "25 New Faces of Film" in 2011.[1]

Early life

Takal is from Montclair, New Jersey.[2]

Career

Takal has worked on and starred in numerous independent films, some associated with the mumblecore movemement.[3][4] In March 2011, Takal's first directorial effort, Green, premiered at South by Southwest and was positively received winning Takal the festival's Chicken and Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director prize. Sophia also wrote the film.[5] in 2015, Takal directed another feature-length film, titled Always Shine. The film stars Mackenzie Davis, Caitlin Fitzgerald, and her husband Lawrence Michael Levine.[6]

Takal and her husband operate a production company titled Little Teeth Pictures.[7]

Personal

Takal is married to filmmaker Lawrence Michael Levine, a frequent collaborator and co-star.[8] She studied film at Vassar before graduating from Barnard College.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Raging Jealousy in Sophia Takal's "Green"". The 2011 AFI Fest Filmmakers. Indiewire. November 1, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Montclair Film Festival back next week". NJ.com. April 25, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Joe Swanberg selects Sophia Takal". Dazed & Confused Magazine. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "‘24 Exposures’: Mumblecore meets softcore meets big bore". Chicago Sun Times. February 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ "In Greenpoint, Life Inspires Art". The Wall Street Journal. May 27, 2011.
  6. ↑ "He Said, She Said: How to Work with Your Spouse on an Indie Film and Not Kill Each Other". Indiewire. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  7. ↑ "About". Little Teeth Pictures. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  8. ↑ "SXSW 2014: Lawrence Levine and Sophia Takal chase 'Wild Canaries'". Los Angeles Times. March 7, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sophia Takal". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sophia Takal '07 writes, directs, and stars in "Green"". Barnard Alumnae. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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