About Us
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
SONIA SUVAGAU
With a passion for acting, writing and directing, Sonia strives to achieve spontaneity and honesty through her films. Drawn to authenticity and larger than life characters, Sonia has a bold and vibrant storytelling style whether it is through documentary or narrative. Highlighted credits include her original documentary mini-series on happiness entitled Ecstatic! (2013) for Vision TV and her feature documentary on the life of eccentric gallerist Nicholas Treadwell in Rose Colored Glasses (2011).
Sonia graduated with honors in 2010 from Simon Fraser University’s School for the Contemporary Arts in Vancouver, Canada with a BFA in Film and her graduation film Salvation (2010) became an instant award winner at festivals in Toronto, Chicago and LA. In 2015, Sonia released for free online her second feature documentary Our 1/4 Life Crisis which she made available to all struggling with this life transition. She also had the honor to direct the popular documentary Connected : A Film About Autistic People.
In 2016, Sonia relocated to Toronto where she pushed herself to combine her love for acting and filmmaking. In 2021, after years of intensive Meisner training at the Robyn Kay Studio and playing leads in two successful plays, Sonia completed a successful festival run with the award winning feature film Box of Freedom which she co wrote and starred in as the lead character Dora. Recently, Sonia has finished touring festivals on her first solo narrative feature Unidentified Female Object which she wrote, directed and plays the lead character Aurora. With it she’s picked up awards for Best Actress, Best Sci-fi Writing, Best Women’s Film and Audience Choice at numerous genre festivals.
Virgins by Choice is Sonia’s second narrative film which she created alongside Adriana Villi, an example of what can be achieved when women support each other on screen and off.
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
ADRIANA VILLI
Adriana Villi, was drawn to storytelling and the arts from a young age creating performances for anyone who would watch her even at seven years old. Graduating from York University’s Devised Theatre program which specialized in writing, directing and acting she had the opportunity to create fresh original work for the stage.
Now shifting to directing for the screen, she’s making her film directorial debut in co-directing her first feature film Virgins by Choice. Pulling from her many years in Meisner training as an actor, she’s able to focus on using her instincts to capture the truth of the present moment on screen. Adriana is compelled to share stories where others can see parts of themselves and feel seen, to give a voice to the voiceless and to spread a message of love and hope. Believing that art should transform and uplift the viewer, Adriana brings a unique spiritual depth to any project she lays her hands on.
Wearing too many hats isn’t a problem for Adriana who additionally is a professional dancer with the Hawaiian Dance Company. As a lover of Latin dancing and music, Adriana was honored to play Gloria Estefan in the television series Collision Course. Other recent acting credits include leads in the award winning features Unidentified Female Object and Mary Magdalene in Conversation with Lilian Broca.
Adriana is immensely grateful for the love and support of her family, friends and mentors who shaped her into the woman that she is and have given her the courage to fiercely pursue her passions.