Sonja O'Hara

Sonja O'Hara is an award-winning Canadian actress and filmmaker. She was recently selected as one of the "Ten Filmmakers To Watch" by Independent Magazine, chosen by a jury from MovieMaker Magazine, the Sundance Institute and Austin Film Festival. She played a principal role in the feature film "Creative Control" which won the SXSW Special Jury Prize in 2015. Sonja created and starred in the Streamy nominated series "Doomsday" for which she won the “Best Director” award at The New York Television Festival last year. She also wrote, produced and starred in the feature film "Ovum" for which she won the Indie Soul Special Recognition for Acting Award at the Boston International Film Festival. "Ovum" also went on to win “Best Picture” at The Big Apple Film Festival and was released in 2017 by Sony's The Orchard. For more info, please visit: www.sonjaohara.com

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