Sonia Malfa
- Director
- Production Manager
- Additional Crew
Inspired by nature and myth, Sonia creates visually poetic films that draw from her Puerto Rican-American culture roots. As a writer/director, her creative voice centers on the stories of women, LGBTQ+ and people of the global majority.
Sonia has directed for Nike, Facebook (Latinx Heritage Month Campaign), Vogue Italia, Comcast, L'Oreal, Condé Nast - Them, Carol's Daughter, State Farm, Citibank, Dis Arts, Maroon World and Booooooom.tv.
Her work has received accolades from numerous festivals around the world including the Tribeca Film Festival, Clio Awards, Webby Awards, 1.4 Awards, One Show Awards and Kinsale Shark Awards. She has been awarded grants from the NYSCA Individual Artist and was selected for the DGA/AICP Commercial Director's Diversity Program.
"It's Always Sunni", which she co-wrote with actress/writer Trae Harris participated in Film Independent's Fast Track (2023), the WIF and Sundance Financing Intensive and received support for the Jerome Foundation.
An athlete as well as an artist, Sonia's first career was as a wilderness educator leading backpacking, rock climbing, backcountry skiing, scuba diving and sea kayaking expeditions. She received her training from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).
Sonia has directed for Nike, Facebook (Latinx Heritage Month Campaign), Vogue Italia, Comcast, L'Oreal, Condé Nast - Them, Carol's Daughter, State Farm, Citibank, Dis Arts, Maroon World and Booooooom.tv.
Her work has received accolades from numerous festivals around the world including the Tribeca Film Festival, Clio Awards, Webby Awards, 1.4 Awards, One Show Awards and Kinsale Shark Awards. She has been awarded grants from the NYSCA Individual Artist and was selected for the DGA/AICP Commercial Director's Diversity Program.
"It's Always Sunni", which she co-wrote with actress/writer Trae Harris participated in Film Independent's Fast Track (2023), the WIF and Sundance Financing Intensive and received support for the Jerome Foundation.
An athlete as well as an artist, Sonia's first career was as a wilderness educator leading backpacking, rock climbing, backcountry skiing, scuba diving and sea kayaking expeditions. She received her training from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS).
