Soňa G. Lutherová is a documentary filmmaker, social anthropologist, and writer. She debuted with a mid-length documentary about family identity and memory, FLOODED (2016), presented at domestic and international festivals. Her feature doc debut, A HAPPY MAN (2023), follows the story of a transgender man and his family throughout his transition, focusing on everyday life and relationship changes. The film was produced in coproduction with HBO MAX and had its world premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival. Besides being a filmmaker, she works as an anthropologist at the Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences. She has authored numerous academic papers, chapters in monographs, and a children's book on diversity and inclusion.
Slovakia