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Sophia Sabella

Director
Sophia Sabella is a New York-based filmmaker and a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Together with Pablo C. Garcîa, she co-directed and co-wrote the short film 'Edge of the Woods' (2021). The work gained significant attention through its official selection for the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival. The film, which explores coming-of-age in a rural setting, was also screened at other festivals such as the Woodstock Film Festival.

Films

Edge of Everything

Edge of Everything

By Pablo Feldman, Sophia Sabella

2023 | 81 min | Drama

After her mother’s death a teen toes the line between childhood and adulthood when she is forced to move in with her father and his young girlfriend.

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