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Sophia Takal
Sophia Takal
	Takal in 2011
Born	May 12, 1986 (age 38); Montclair, New Jersey
Alma mater	Barnard College
Occupations	Actress; film director; producer; film editor;
Years active	2009–present
Spouse	Lawrence Michael Levine

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] She directed and co-wrote the 2019 remake of the 1974 horror film Black Christmas.^[2]

Early life

Takal is from Montclair, New Jersey.^[3]

Career

Takal has worked on and starred in numerous independent films, some associated with the mumblecore movement.^[4]

In March 2011, Takal's first directorial effort, Green, was premiered at the South by Southwest Festival and was positively received, winning Takal the festival's Chicken and Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director prize. She also wrote the film.^[5] In 2015, Takal directed another feature-length film, Always Shine. The film stars Mackenzie Davis, Caitlin FitzGerald, and her husband Lawrence Michael Levine.^[6]

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

Personal life

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

Filmography

Actress

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Gabi on the Roof in July	Gabi	Also producer and editor
2011	Green	Robin	Also writer and director
2011	The Zone	Sophia
2011	The International Sign for Choking	Anna
2011	Cat Scratch Fever	Anna
2011	V/H/S	Stephanie	Segment "Second Honeymoon"
2012	Gayby	Honey
2012	Supporting Characters	Amy
2012	The Men of Dodge City	Sophia
2012	All the Light in the Sky	Faye
2012	Open Five 2
2013	Molly's Theory of Relativity	Molly
2013	Detonator	Belle
2013	Hellaware	Bernadette
2013	24 Exposures	Callie
2013	Cheatin'	Ella
2014	God's Pocket	Temple Graduate
2014	The Other Men of Dodge City	Sophia
2014	Wild Canaries	Barri	Also producer
2014	Uncle Kent 2	Public Domain Superhero
2015	Devil Town	Eve Phillips

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2011	Green	Also writer
2016	Always Shine	Also producer
2018	Into the Dark	Episode: "New Year, New You"
2019	Black Christmas	Also co-writer
2021	One of Us Is Lying	2 episodes
2022	Gossip Girl	2 episodes
2023	The Summer I Turned Pretty	2 episodes

References

^ "25 New Faces of Independent Film 2011". Filmmaker. 2011. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
^ Ito, Robert (2019-12-12). "With 'Black Christmas,' Sophia Takal Makes a #MeToo Slasher". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
^ "Montclair Film Festival back next week". NJ.com. April 25, 2014. Archived from the original on May 10, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
^ "Joe Swanberg selects Sophia Takal". Dazed & Confused. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- "'24 Exposures': Mumblecore meets softcore meets big bore". Chicago Sun Times. February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
^ "In Greenpoint, Life Inspires Art". The Wall Street Journal. May 27, 2011. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
^ "He Said, She Said: How to Work with Your Spouse on an Indie Film and Not Kill Each Other". Indiewire. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
^ "About". Little Teeth Pictures. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
^ "SXSW 2014: Lawrence Levine and Sophia Takal chase 'Wild Canaries'". Los Angeles Times. March 7, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
^ "Sophia Takal". Filmmaker. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- "Sophia Takal '07 writes, directs, and stars in "Green"". Barnard Alumnae. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.