Sonja Mereu(I)

Sonja grew up in New York City's East Village. She moved to California to major in Gender Studies and Film Studies at UC Davis. She also earned her masters in Special Education Instruction and taught in special education classrooms for seven years at North Hills Prep School. Sonja tried her hand at acting, writing and directing before she came to find her true passion, producing. She has been producing short films, music videos and web series for five years in addition to lending support to numerous productions and continuing to work with students with learning and emotional disabilities. At UC Davis, Sonja met future collaborator David Chiu. In 2008 they formed Flathead Films based on their mutual love of film making and the collaborative process. As part of Flathead Films, Sonja has produced music videos, short films and commercials. Recently, she raised $40,000 for a short on Kickstarter, wrote and produced a film that premiered at LA Shorts and produced a TV spec pilot.