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Sophia Takal

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Sophia Takal
A Brooklyn couple suspects foul play when their rent controlled neighbor suddenly drops dead.
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Sophia Takal is known for Green (2011), Always Shine (2016) and Devil Town (2015).
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      • 9 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Green (2011)
    Green
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2011
    Caitlin FitzGerald and Mackenzie Davis in Always Shine (2016)
    Always Shine
    5.6
    • Director
    • 2016
    Devil Town (2015)
    Devil Town
    4.6
    • Director(as Harvey Mitkas)
    • 2015
    V/H/S (2012)
    V/H/S
    5.8
    • Stephanie(segment "Second Honeymoon")
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Director

    • Patricia Wants to Cuddle
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Coming Around Again
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Ari Graynor and Ella Beatty in Act One (2026)
      Act One
      6.8
      • director
      • 2026
    • Christopher Briney, Lola Tung, and Gavin Casalegno in The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022)
      The Summer I Turned Pretty
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Evan Mock, Emily Alyn Lind, Thomas Doherty, Jordan Alexander, and Whitney Peak in Gossip Girl (2021)
      Gossip Girl
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Marianly Tejada, Cooper van Grootel, Annalisa Cochrane, and Chibuikem Uche in One of Us Is Lying (2021)
      One of Us Is Lying
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Imogen Poots, Brittany O'Grady, Lily Donoghue, and Aleyse Shannon in Black Christmas (2019)
      Black Christmas
      3.5
      • directed by
      • 2019
    • Into the Dark (2018)
      Into the Dark
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Caitlin FitzGerald and Mackenzie Davis in Always Shine (2016)
      Always Shine
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Devil Town (2015)
      Devil Town
      4.6
      • Director (as Harvey Mitkas)
      • 2015
    • Green (2011)
      Green
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Fat Friend
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009

    Writer

    • Patricia Wants to Cuddle
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Coming Around Again
      • writer
      • Pre-production
    • Ari Graynor and Ella Beatty in Act One (2026)
      Act One
      6.8
      • written by
      • 2026
    • Imogen Poots, Brittany O'Grady, Lily Donoghue, and Aleyse Shannon in Black Christmas (2019)
      Black Christmas
      3.5
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Into the Dark (2018)
      Into the Dark
      6.4
      TV Series
      • teleplay by
      • 2018
    • Devil Town (2015)
      Devil Town
      4.6
      • Writer (as Harvey Mitkas)
      • 2015
    • Green (2011)
      Green
      5.7
      • Writer
      • 2011

    Actress

    • Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020)
      Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia
      5.5
      • 2020
    • Tales from Beyond the Pale (2010)
      Tales from Beyond the Pale
      6.1
      Podcast Series
      • Maddy
      • 2015
    • George and the Vacuum (2015)
      George and the Vacuum
      5.5
      Short
      • Lacy
      • 2015
    • Devil Town (2015)
      Devil Town
      4.6
      • Eve Phillips
      • 2015
    • Uncle Kent 2 (2015)
      Uncle Kent 2
      5.3
      • Public Domain Superhero
      • 2015
    • Be with Me (the Notebook)
      Short
      • Woman
      • 2014
    • Kim Sherman and Sophia Takal in Wild Canaries (2014)
      Wild Canaries
      5.9
      • Barri
      • 2014
    • The Other Men of Dodge City
      • Sophia
      • 2014
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Turturro in God's Pocket (2014)
      God's Pocket
      6.1
      • Temple Graduate
      • 2014
    • Cheatin' (2013)
      Cheatin'
      7.0
      • Ella (voice)
      • 2013
    • 24 Exposures (2013)
      24 Exposures
      4.2
      • Callie
      • 2013
    • Hellaware (2013)
      Hellaware
      6.3
      • Bernadette
      • 2013
    • Pollywogs (2013)
      Pollywogs
      6.0
      • Jessica (voice)
      • 2013
    • Loren Lillian in Detonator (2013)
      Detonator
      6.8
      • Belle
      • 2013
    • Molly's Theory of Relativity (2013)
      Molly's Theory of Relativity
      4.9
      • Molly
      • 2013
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Theatrical Version
    U.S. Version
    Trailer 1:39
    U.S. Version
    Gabi on the Roof in July
    Trailer 2:05
    Gabi on the Roof in July
    24 Exposures
    Trailer 1:33
    24 Exposures
    Wild Canaries
    Trailer 2:05
    Wild Canaries

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Harvey Mitkas
    • Spouse
      • Lawrence Michael Levine
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      • 2 Interviews

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      2007 graduate of Columbia University School of the Arts.
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