Sonia Escolano is a
Valencian film director, born in Alicante in December 1980. She moved to
Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares () is a Spanish city in the Community of Madrid. Straddling the Henares River, it is located to the northeast of the centre of Madrid. , it has a population of 193,751, making it the region's third-most populated Municipalities ...
in 1996 to study literature. After that, she filmed several short films like ''Mr. Long-neck'', which won second prize at the Alcine film festival. In 2006 she filmed the short film ''Juliets''.
In the literary field, she has won many awards for poetry and essays. She taught theatre for children for several years. She successfully handled child actors in the short film ''Cedric'', which participated in festivals around the globe, and in the controversial ''The Rapture of Ganymede''.
In 2009 she directed, with
Sadrac González-Perellón, the experimental film ''
Myna Has Gone'', which tells the story of an illegal immigrant and her problems in Spain. This film participated in many international film festivals, including the
Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival (AFF), founded in 1994, is an organization in Austin, Texas, that focuses on writers’ creative contributions to film. Initially, AFF was called the Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and functioned to launch the ...
, where it won the Special Jury Recognition for Acting The film was also an official section at Athensfest, Les Reencontres des Cinémas d'Europe, and The Bronx, in
New York City.
In 2009 she filmed the short film ''Invisible Old People'', which received an official selection at the
Vancouver Film Festival.
Sonia also was the director of the theatre group "Rotos y Descosidos", where she teaches acting to new opera singers, specializing in performances of Federico Garcia Lorca.
In March 2015 she published her first fiction novel titled ''El Rey Lombriz'' ''(The King Worm)'' and based on a screenplay.
En 2018 she wrote and directed her new feature film
House of Sweat and Tears. The film was presented in Frontières, in the
Cannes Film Festival. Then, the film was selected to participate in the
Fantastic Fest,
in Austin.
Filmography
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1980 births
Film directors from Madrid
Living people
People from Alicante