Sonia Godding Togobo

Sonia Godding Togobo is a Guyanese-Canadian documentary filmmaker and editor from Ajax, Ontario.[1] She is most noted for her work as an editor on the 2024 documentary film A Mother Apart, for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Editing in a Documentary at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025.[2]

Early life

Sonia Godding Togobo was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and is the eldest of four children. Early in her childhood, her family moved to Toronto, Ontario.

Career

As a director, she made her debut in 2012 with the film Adopted ID.[1] She was also the writer of The Blind Couple from Mali, a forthcoming documentary film about musical duo Amadou & Mariam.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Chris Clay, "Mississauga documentarian releases film on Haitian orphan". Mississauga News, July 17, 2012.
  2. ^ Pat Mullen, "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees". Point of View, March 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Melanie Goodfellow, "Makers-Produced Doc ‘The Blind Couple From Mali’ Begins Shooting; Development Partners Include CBC’s Documentary Channel & Mediawan". Deadline Hollywood, February 13, 2023.
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