Sonder

Sonder is a word from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows that encompases a feeling that wasn't previously expressed in English: "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own." Each character goes about their lives as they observe, judge, and interact with each other, thus living the definition of Sonder.

  • Charlotte Oxley
    Director
  • Charlotte Oxley
    Writer
  • Kanika Talwar
    Key Cast
  • Aryaan Gupta
    Key Cast
  • Carley Gilbert
    Key Cast
  • Allyson Roche
    Key Cast
  • Adam Jacobsen
    Key Cast
  • Isabelle Olson
    Key Cast
  • Bobbie Rae Patton
    Key Cast
  • Gigi Copeland
    Crew
  • Emmet Abrams
    Crew
  • Natalia Delgado
    Crew
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 23, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of California, Los Angeles
Director Biography - Charlotte Oxley

Charlotte Oxley is a rising senior Film and Television major and Cognitive Science minor at UCLA. She is concentrating in Narrative Directing and will be making her thesis film in the fall. Charlotte was the Film Director for the UCLA Film & Photography Society (FPS) where she served as the Executive Producer of the organization’s nine films for the 2021-22 school year. She will be Vice President of FPS for 2022-23. She has experience in all aspects of the production pipeline from development to post from her internships and on-set work. Her career goal is to impact others with the films she creates and to show the beauty of life on film. She aims to put women in front of and behind the camera to showcase the work of talented female artists and filmmakers.

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