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| Occupations | Actress, filmmaker |
| Notable work | I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain |
Sofia Banzhaf is a Canadian actress and filmmaker from Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] Banzhaf was born in Germany and spent part of her early life in the United States. She is most noted for her 2019 short film I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain, which premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[2]
As an actress, her roles have included the films Closet Monster (2015),[3] We Forgot to Break Up (2017), Splinters (2018),[4] Black Conflux (2019) and Stage Mother (2020), and the television series Bitten (2014–2016).
Her first feature film as a director, titled Apparatus, was announced in 2026.[5]
Filmography
[edit]- 2013 - Silent Retreat: Alexis[6]
- 2015 - Closet Monster: Gemma
- 2016 - Delta Venus: Annabel
- 2017 - Kingdom City Drowning, Ep1. The Champion (Short): Maika
- 2017 - We Forgot to Break Up: Allison
- 2018 - Splinters: Belle
- 2018 - Honey Bee: Cherry
- 2019 - Bing! Bang! Bi! (Short): Sofia
- 2019 - Murdoch Mysteries (TV series): Bella Cooper (episode "The Killing Dose")
- 2020 - Stage Mother: Young Maybelline
- 2021 - The Communist's Daughter (web series): Dunyasha
- 2022 - Retrograde: Gabrielle
- 2023 - Wong & Winchester: Sarah Winchester
- 2023 - Dream Scenario: Leah
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Dillon Collins, "Artist Spotlight: Sofia Banzhaf". Newfoundland Herald, October 15, 2018.
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019". Now, December 11, 2019.
- ↑ Sofia Banzhaf makes a 'super trippy' return to high school in Closet Monster, "Sofia Banzhaf makes a 'super trippy' return to high school in Closet Monster". The Globe and Mail, July 11, 2016.
- ↑ Dillon Collins, "NL's Sofia Banzhaf stars in the dramatic Splinters at the Atlantic International Film Festival". Newfoundland Herald, September 13, 2018.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (March 27, 2026). "Dylan O'Brien & Hudson Williams Set For Sofia Banzhaf Thriller 'Apparatus'". Deadline. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ Kappa, Dan (19 January 2020). "Film Review: Silent Retreat (2013) – Review 2". Horrornews.net. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
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