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'', ''

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'' and '' Gabi on the Roof in July''. ''

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'' magazine named Takal one of the "25 New Faces of Film" in 2011. She directed and co-wrote the 2019 remake of the 1974 horror film '' Black Christmas''.

Early life

Takal is from

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Career

Takal has worked on and starred in numerous independent films, some associated with the

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movement. 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. In 2015, Takal directed another feature-length film, ''Always Shine''. The film stars

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, and her husband Lawrence Michael Levine. Takal and her husband operate a production company called Little Teeth Pictures.

Personal life

Takal is married to the filmmaker Lawrence Michael Levine, a frequent collaborator and co-star. She studied film at Vassar before graduating from

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Filmography

Actress

Director

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Takal, Sophia American film actresses American women film directors Barnard College alumni 21st-century American actresses Living people Actresses from Montclair, New Jersey Vassar College alumni Film directors from New Jersey 1986 births