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Sofi

When a young tomboy film photographer yearns to create again, she discovers a secret memory just outside her home.

  • Vanesa Moreno
    Director
  • Vanesa Moreno
    Writer
  • Carolina Campos
    Writer
  • Claire Loudis
    Producer
  • Sophie Nguyen
    Key Cast
    "Sofi"
  • Natalia Moscoso
    Cinematographer
  • Vanesa Moreno
    Editor
  • Gabby Salinardo
    1st A.C
  • Naomi Portillo
    2nd A.C
  • Madison Stonefield
    Gaffer
  • Maya Baskin
    G&E
  • Hani Mihwan Kim
    Production Designer
  • Mia Torres
    Set Dec
  • Lauren Jevnikar
    Set Dec
  • Alana-Marie French
    Film Composer
  • Sandra Flores
    Stylist
  • Mia O'Neal
    Stylist Assist
  • Allie Drage
    PA
  • Rebeca Castillo
    BTS
  • Margaret Leyva
    BTS
  • Parris Calkin
    Colorist
  • Sandra Perez
    Sound Mixer
  • Allison Brady
    Sound Mixer
  • Spectra
    Developing & Scan
  • Thom Kuo
    Developing & Scan
  • Sydney Kysar
    Poster Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 30 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Super 16mm
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • The Bush Films
    New York
    United States
    August 30, 2024
    New York Premiere
  • Film Shortage
    Online
    United States
    January 23, 2024
    Daily Short Picks Premiere
    https://filmshortage.com/dailyshortpicks/sofi/
  • Directed By Her
    Dublin
    Ireland
    March 9, 2024
    International Premiere
  • The Great Film Club
    Los Angeles
    United States
    March 14, 2024
    Los Angeles Premiere
  • Secret Movie Club
    Los Angeles
    United States
    November 2, 2024
  • Indigo Dance Company Film Screening
    Los Angeles
    United States
    May 10, 2025
Director Biography - Vanesa Moreno

Vanesa Moreno is a filmmaker exploring identity, obsession, and transformation through a poetic and emotionally grounded lens. Rooted in visual storytelling and minimalism, their work examines the inner lives of young women navigating complex emotional and cultural terrain. Drawing inspiration from films like 3 Women, Amores Perros, and Columbus, Vanesa builds atmospheric narratives that blur the line between realism and lyrical introspection.

Their current work includes FAN GIRL, a coming-of-age story about a queer teenager whose obsession with her favorite musician becomes a pathway to self-discovery, and ORIGINALITY IS DEAD, a critique of ambition and authorship in the fashion world centered on an Indigenous-Latina creative. Across projects, Vanesa brings care, curiosity, and an eye for the intimate to stories about identity, desire, and the pressures of performance.

Vanesa is based in Los Angeles and is currently developing both short- and long-form projects in narrative and hybrid spaces.

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Director Statement

I’m drawn to the quiet, in-between moments—the pauses, silences, and empty spaces that say as much as words ever could. My work centers on characters navigating identity, longing, and belonging, often situated in landscapes that mirror their internal states. I believe place is more than backdrop; it’s an emotional geography, a silent witness to transformation.

Visually, I’m influenced by the lyrical stillness of films like Paris, Texas, Columbus, and Songs My Brothers Taught Me—stories that trust mood and image to carry emotional weight. I’m interested in the poetry of realism, in capturing the small ruptures that shape people quietly, slowly, irrevocably.

I approach filmmaking as an act of empathy. My goal is to invite viewers to sit with characters and experiences that may feel unfamiliar, but are deeply human. I’m not afraid of stillness. I’m not afraid of ambiguity. I’m interested in what happens when you linger long enough to really see someone.