Sonja Rom
Ice Cream Sundae

The Cinematographer…

Sonja Rom was born and raised in Germany. She graduated from the Berlin Film Academy in 1996 and continued her education at the American Film Institute (AFI) in 1997. Rom says she discovered during her student years that cinematography is a creative outlet that provides opportunities to express oneself using lighting and composition to create moods and tell stories with images. She credits Robby Mueller, BVK, Christopher Doyle, Peter Deming and Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC as early influences in her career.

Rom cites The Deer Hunter, lensed by Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, as her all-time favorite film. Rom is rated as a camera operator on the Guild roster. She says her goal is to continue working with cinematographers whose work she admires.

The Film…

Ice Cream Sundae is about a young woman who is pregnant and has a hard time letting go of her dreams of an exciting and passionate life. Rom worked closely with the director to decide on locations and the different moods they wanted to evoke based on the shot list. The film was produced in 35 mm format, using the skip bleach process to visually accentuate moods in flashback sequences. Ice Cream Sundae is playing on the festival circuit and on European television.

Sonja Rom