BLACK SHORE
Year
2026
SHORT FILM
BODY HORROR
Forced to look after her ailing mother back home in Santorini, Eva must confront the reality that her mother's lifelong obsession with mythological monsters and an ancient family curse might not be pure fantasy, but a terrifying warning that some fates are inherited.
As war rages outside the walls of their apartment in Beirut, Lebanon, a family strives to carry on with life as normal while finding a way to say goodbye.
Year
2023
SHORT FILM
WESTERN
TO THE DUST
A young father tries to scare his picky son into eating dinner by telling him a story of starvation and survival in the jungles of Colombia.
DISPARA Y MATA
Year
2020
SHORT FILM
family
ADVENTURE
LEAVING LEBANON
Living in the expanse of the Wild West, a disabled woman is forced to fight not only the elements but also her own grief when confronted with an unexpected loss.
Year
2026
SHORT FILM
WAR DRAMA
MAGICAL REALISM
Year
2021
SHORT FILM
DRAMA
MAGICAL REALISM
THROUGH THE TREES
Unable to deal with the jealousy of welcoming an adopted sibling into the family, a young girl concocts a plan to get rid of her new sister.
When Lily shuts the world out after the death of her father, MAIA, an in-home AI system, tries to reconnect her with humanity.
Year
2021
SHORT FILM
SCI-FI DRAMA
MAIA
Year
2012
SHORT FILM
EXPERIMENTAL
VISUAL POEM
LAST DAY
Year
2019
SHORT FILM
FEMINIST HORROR
FOLLOW THE SILENCE
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DEVELOPMENT
BIO
Sophia is a Palestinian-Greek writer and director with over a decade of experience across film, television, and digital media. She has directed projects for companies including Disney, HBO, and BBC. Her latest project, BLACK SHORE — a Greek body horror inspired by the mythology of Medusa — was awarded the Tribeca Festival Through Her Lens Production Grant.
Her Disney-funded short LEAVING LEBANON was produced through the studio’s LAUNCHPAD program, while her screenplay CHLORINE was a Tribeca semifinalist. In 2023 her AFI thesis film TO THE DUST was selected as American Film Institute’s submission for the Yugo BAFTA Student Award.
Sophia’s work blends atmospheric horror, psychological thriller, and magical realism to explore themes of identity, isolation, and the darker sides of the female experience. Raised between the Middle East and Europe, her multicultural background deeply informs her cinematic voice and visual storytelling.
She holds an MFA in Directing from the AFI Conservatory and is currently developing her debut feature film.
Sophia is represented by Matt DiPaolo at Zero Gravity Management.
TRIBECA: Through Her Lens Grantee
2024
BLACK SHORE
GRANTEE
CAA / EMERSON 6 in 60 SHOWCASE
2023
LEAVING LEBANON
GRANTEE
DISNEY Launchpad Underrepresented Storytellers Initiative Grantee
2023
LEAVING LEBANON
GRANTEE
TRIBECA Through Her Lens
2022
CHLORINE
SHORTLIST FINALIST
Hillman Grad Rising Voices Season 2
2022
LEAVING LEBANON
Shortlist Finalist
YUGO BAFTA STUDENT AWARD SELECTION FOR AFI
2022
TO THE DUST
SHORTLIST
Lorraine Petitfils Education Foundation Scholarship Recipient
2019
AFI
GRANTEE
Evelyn Horowitz AWARD FOR EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING
2013
LAST DAY
GRANTEE
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