Sonja
Perryman
My
Work
photo credit: Corey Emanuel
Creator
Motivator
Sonja is an award-winning screenwriter. She writes for TV, film, and digital spaces.
WRITER
Sonja wrote on Season Two of the Facebook Watch original, "FIVE POINTS" and has a television show in development with Wise Entertainment and Gabrielle Union. Her screenplay, THE 84, has won multiple awards is currently ranked among the top 1% of all projects on Coverfly.
WRITER
PANELIST
Sonja is available to serve as a panelist on topics including writing, producing, diversity, social justice, and/or public health issues.
PRODUCER
Sonja is associate producer of the award-winning short, "Time 2 Surrender" about a vet struggling with the trauma of war.
PRODUCER
Watch the trailer for "Time 2 Surrender" HERE
GUEST LECTURER
Sonja is available to offer guest lectures to undergraduate and graduate classes about the intersection of entertainment and public health.
PRODUCER
Sonja is associate producer of the Emmy-nominated "East Los High, the Finale Special."
WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
Sonja has guest lectured at numerous universities throughout the US, including UCLA, USC and John Hopkins.
PERFORMER
Sonja has performed for over 15 years as an actress and vocalist in critically acclaimed productions in venues such as la mama theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Soho Rep, and Joe's Pub.
PERFORMER
Check out her latest multi-city project in collaboration with her mother and artist Walter Kitundu: the dat Black Mermaid Man Lady performance installation.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Sonja has years of public speaking experience and is available to speak at a variety of occasions, including commencement ceremonies and motivational events.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
ERIC ROTHERNBUHLER
Dean of the School of Communications,
WEBSTER UNIVERSITY
"Sonja Perryman was the star of our 2018 Media Academy. Her keynote talk had media professionals as well as students and faculty members asking questions; the students were so engaged they followed her from room to room."
ELVIS NOLASCO
Actor, Director, Writer, &
CEO of BALL BUSTERS INC. PRODUCTIONS
"Sonja Perryman is not only an amazing writer, producer and actor... She’s an amazing collaborator. Sonja and I have collaborated in many capacities. As actors on stage, as producers on my film, "Time 2 Surrender," and now as co-writers of an upcoming feature film. Sonja is smart, creative, imaginative and pays great attention to detail. Of her many strengths, what I’ve been blessed to enjoy the most when working with Sonja is her collaborative spirit and nose to the grind attitude. She always gets the job done and sees it through with an amazing attitude. I absolutely love collaborating with Sonja and am proud to call her my creative partner."
"Sonja Perryman was an inspiring lecturer in our entertainment education course. She has the unique experience of having bridged the creative world with research and audience voice on public health and social issues to develop entertainment education for the needs of today. Her stories really opened up my student’s eyes about the opportunities within the entertainment education world and gave them insights into possibilities of things they might do with their lives and work that they hadn’t considered before her talk."