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Sophia Takal is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Editor and Thanks born on 12 may 1986

Sophia Takal

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Birth name Sophia Takal
Birth 12 may 1986 (38 years)

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

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Filmography of Sophia Takal (14 films)

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Actor

Devil Town
Devil Town (2015)
, 1h13
Directed by Sophia Takal
Origin USA
Actors Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Lindsay Burdge, Alex Ross Perry, Brooke Bloom, Alex Karpovsky
Roles Eve Phillips
Rating50% 2.5291952.5291952.5291952.5291952.529195
A young woman's sister goes missing, to find her missing sister, she sets out on a quest throughout Brooklyn, to find herself enlisting a crew of the most weirdest people in the city.
God's Pocket, 1h28
Directed by John Slattery
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Eddie Marsan, Richard Jenkins, Eddie McGee
Roles Temple Graduate
Rating60% 3.0485753.0485753.0485753.0485753.048575
When a blue collar worker's stepson is killed in a mysterious accident, he tries to cover things up, but things become difficult when a reporter won't let the story die.
Cheatin'
Cheatin' (2014)
, 1h16
Directed by Bill Plympton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Animation
Actors Sophia Takal
Roles Ella
Rating69% 3.4921653.4921653.4921653.4921653.492165
Ella, a beautiful woman tired of unwanted attention from men, strolls through a carnival while reading a book. A barker talks her into trying the bumper cars, but the result is a perilous accident that leaves Ella trapped. A stranger, the handsome and muscular Jake, rescues her, and the two fall in love and are soon married. Various women attempt to seduce Jake, but he remains steadfastly faithful.
Cheatin'
Cheatin' (2014)
, 1h16
Directed by Bill Plympton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Animation
Actors Sophia Takal
Roles Ella
Rating69% 3.4921653.4921653.4921653.4921653.492165
Jake et Ella se rencontrent dans un accident d'auto-tamponneuse et s'éprennent follement l'un de l'autre. Mais c'est sans compter le machiavélisme d'une garce qui sème le trouble chez les amoureux transis. Jusqu'où la jalousie la mènera-t-elle ? Entre envie de meurtres, tromperies en tout genre et un peu de magie, Jake et Ella sauront-ils surmonter leur rancœur ?
Wild Canaries, 1h38
Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Alia Shawkat, Jason Ritter, Sophia Takal, Annie Parisse, Lawrence Michael Levine, Kevin Corrigan
Roles Barri
Rating59% 2.995282.995282.995282.995282.99528
Barri (Sophia Takal) and Noah (Lawrence Michael Levine) are a couple who suspect the mysterious death of their neighbor Sylvia (Marylouise Burke). With their friend Jean (Alia Shawkat), they investigate the crime and discover secrets in the apartment. Anthony (Kevin Corrigan) becomes the prime suspect.
24 Exposures, 1h17
Directed by Joe Swanberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Sophia Takal, Hannah Fierman, Joe Swanberg
Roles Callie
Rating42% 2.1228752.1228752.1228752.1228752.122875
Billy, a fetish photographer who specializes in staged depictions of dead women, becomes involved in a murder mystery when one of his models turns up dead for real. Michael Bamfeaux, a depressed police detective, investigates the crime and probes Billy as to why he chooses to involve himself in the world of exploitation and fetish. Billy can not explain why he does what he does, except that he accepts that he is attracted to certain ideas and women. As the two men become friendlier, Michael becomes more involved in Billy's photoshoots. When Alex, Billy's girlfriend, is attacked by a jealous model with whom Billy and Alex had a threesome, Michael shoots and kills Alex's attacker. Michael later attempts to sell his memoirs, but a literary agent suggests that the story's loose ends and weak protagonist are not a good sell.
V/H/S
V/H/S (2012)
, 1h56
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Chad Villella, Joe Swanberg, Ti West, Adam Wingard, Adam Wingard
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Demons in film, Ghost films
Actors Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard, Adam Wingard, Hannah Fierman, Joe Swanberg, Simon Barrett
Roles Stephanie (segment "Second Honeymoon")
Rating58% 2.9032052.9032052.9032052.9032052.903205
The film is presented as an anthology of short horror films, built into a frame narrative which acts as its own short horror film. Each short film is linked together with the concept of found footage (each segment is from the VHS tapes found in the room).
Gayby
Gayby (2012)

Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Mike Doyle, Charlie Barnett, Dulé Hill, Christian Coulson, Samantha Buck, Charlie Barnett
Roles Honey
Rating59% 2.999252.999252.999252.999252.99925
Jenn, a yoga instructor, and Matt, a comic book store worker, are best friends from college who are now single and in their 30s. In agreement with a pact they made in their youth, the two decide to have a baby ("gayby") together, even though Jenn is straight and Matt is gay. Jenn's grandmother set her up with a trust fund for if she ever had a child, so Jenn is confident that she and Matt will have the finances to have one. However, Jenn states that she wants to have a baby through natural conception, so the two begin awkwardly having sex. Meanwhile, Jenn is concerned with the stunted life she is living, treated as an underling at her yoga studio. Matt is recovering from a devastating break up with his partner of six years, Tom, who is a rising comic book publisher. Matt finds difficulty in getting back into the dating game and finds himself constantly avoiding awkward run-ins with Tom.
All the Light in the Sky, 1h19
Directed by Joe Swanberg
Genres Drama
Actors Jane Adams, Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Larry Fessenden, Lindsay Burdge, Susan Traylor
Roles Faye
Rating63% 3.19143.19143.19143.19143.1914
The film follows Marie (Jane Adams), an actress struggling with the prospect of aging, which becomes all the more apparent when her 25-year-old, aspiring actress niece Nika (Sophia Takal) arrives for a weekend stay.
The Zone
The Zone (2011)
, 1h10
Directed by Joe Swanberg
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about films
Actors Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Kate Lyn Sheil, Adam Wingard, Joe Swanberg, Kris Williams
Roles Sophia
Rating48% 2.4347152.4347152.4347152.4347152.434715
Joe Swanberg directs Kentucker, Sophia, Larry, and Kate in a film within a film about a mysterious man who seduces a trio of residents of an apartment. The sexually explicit scenes put a strain on his relationships with the actors, and Swanberg expresses doubt in his ability to fulfill his artistic vision.
Gabi on the Roof in July, 1h41
Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Brooke Bloom, Amy Seimetz, Kate Lyn Sheil, Lena Dunham
Roles Gabi
Rating57% 2.8992.8992.8992.8992.899
Gabi (Sophia Takal), a rambunctious Oberlin undergrad, heads to New York City to spend the summer with her older brother, Sam (Lawrence Michael Levine).

Director

Black Christmas, 1h32
Directed by Sophia Takal
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Feminist films, Christmas films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Serial killer films, Political films
Actors Imogen Poots, Cary Elwes
Rating35% 1.7655551.7655551.7655551.7655551.765555
C'est bientôt le début des vacances de fin d'année à l'université Hawthorne. Parmi les étudiants qui vont rester sur le campus pendant les fêtes, il y a Riley Stone, une jeune femme ayant été victime d'un acte horrible de la part d'un membre de l'une des fraternité les plus puissantes d'Hawthorne lors de sa première année. Depuis, Riley se fait discrète et timide.
Devil Town
Devil Town (2015)
, 1h13
Directed by Sophia Takal
Origin USA
Actors Sophia Takal, Lawrence Michael Levine, Lindsay Burdge, Alex Ross Perry, Brooke Bloom, Alex Karpovsky
Rating50% 2.5291952.5291952.5291952.5291952.529195
A young woman's sister goes missing, to find her missing sister, she sets out on a quest throughout Brooklyn, to find herself enlisting a crew of the most weirdest people in the city.

Scriptwriter

Black Christmas, 1h32
Directed by Sophia Takal
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Slasher
Themes Feminist films, Christmas films, Politique, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Serial killer films, Political films
Actors Imogen Poots, Cary Elwes
Roles Writer
Rating35% 1.7655551.7655551.7655551.7655551.765555
C'est bientôt le début des vacances de fin d'année à l'université Hawthorne. Parmi les étudiants qui vont rester sur le campus pendant les fêtes, il y a Riley Stone, une jeune femme ayant été victime d'un acte horrible de la part d'un membre de l'une des fraternité les plus puissantes d'Hawthorne lors de sa première année. Depuis, Riley se fait discrète et timide.