Sonja O'Hara

Sonja O’Hara is a queer Canadian writer, director, and actor who was selected as a “Filmmaker To Watch” by Independent Magazine. Past recipients include Moonlight’s Barry Jenkins. O'Hara's debut feature Root Letter (TUBI) stars Danny Ramirez and received the ReFrame Award. She is set to direct Harvey Keitel, and Rita Moreno in her upcoming psychological thriller, Theirs. O'Hara created the Emmy-nominated Shudder limited series Doomsday, described by Indiewire as, “Part Midsommar, part Yellowjackets, promising salvation in the sexiest and scariest way possible.” O'Hara is a Film Independent Fellow and was selected as one of ten narrative filmmakers for their 2024 FastTrack program. Other notable filmmakers who have participated include Ana Lily Amirpour, Sean Baker, Lana Wilson, and Chloé Zhao. She is represented by VERVE Talent & Literary Agency and Gotham Group.