Sophia Al-Maria

Sophia Al Maria is an artist, writer, and filmmaker. She grew up between the United States and Qatar before moving to Egypt to study comparative literature at the American University in Cairo. She next completed a graduate degree in aural and visual cultures at Goldsmiths, London.  

Sophia adapted Anaïs Nin’s groundbreaking Little Birds into a 2020 Sky miniseries starring Juno Temple, directed by Stacie Passon and produced by Warp Films. The same year she also wrote the voice over for documentary film Sisters With Transistors, which premiered at SXSW. She currently has work in development with World Productions and Dh’Bab Productions. 

An interdisciplinary artist, her work has been shown in various international exhibitions, most recently including: Not My Bag, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, USA (2023); Beast Type Song, GARAGE, Moscow (2021); taraxos, Serpentine x Modern Forms Sculpture Commission, London (2021);  and Bitch Omega, Julia Stoschek, Dusseldorf, Germany (2020. Sophia’s moving memoir The Girl Who Fell To Earth was published by Harper Perennial in 2012. Her writing has also appeared in publications including Harper's Magazine and Bidoun.