A renowned female streamer's life spirals out of control during her final livestream, as the glitz of her online fame collides with a perilous web of personal secrets, revealing the devastating price of her digital existence.
LIVE STREAMED is a taut, real-time thriller set in the world of internet streaming, tracing the final day of a renowned female streamer, VivaVanessa, whose online fame disastrously clashes with her personal life. The film opens with the shocking scene of her death during a livestream, then cleverly rewinds to reveal the complexities of her last day. Initially depicted as a perfect, vibrant streamer, Vanessa's life unravels through a series of events, including a tense challenge with fellow streamer Marco, exposing the stark contrast between her online persona and her true struggles. As the story unfolds, suspicion falls on various characters in her life, weaving a suspenseful narrative. In a gripping twist, it is revealed that Vanessa, burdened by the immense pressures of her public life, took her own life. "Live Streamed" serves as a profound commentary on the digital age, exploring the impacts of social media on identity and mental health and uncovering the often unseen consequences of life under the constant scrutiny of the online world.
Based in Los Angeles, award-winning Spanish director Sonia Sebastian has a vast experience spanning theater, television, and film. Her passion for telling stories involving diverse and dynamic characters is a common through-line while bringing a personal cultural perspective to her work.
She brings a distinctive humorous style to her work, and she likes to think of herself as an actor’s director, having worked with talents such as Dermot Mulroney, Penelope Ann Miller, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Mayra Batalla, Maria Botto, Alexandra Billings, and Parminder Nagra.
Sonia is developing de TV Show “Life Streamed” and her next feature film “American Kingdom”. She just finished her feature film “The Kiss List” produced by Marvista Entertainment and Adquired by HBO MAX.
Her third film, “The Virgin of Highland Park,” an inspirational coming-of-age story, recently premiered on Pluto TV and has won the Best Feature Film award at the Women Worldwide Film Festival, Albuquerque Film Festival and Cacique Film Festival in Egypt. Her feature film “Freelancers Anonymous”, produced by Full Spectrum Features in Chicago, was recognized by ReFrame and IMDbPro with the gender-parity stamp. Sonia’s first feature film “De Chica en Chica”, is available on Amazon Prime Video.
She is a mentee of the Half Initiative, created by Ryan Murphy, where she shadowed director and producer John Gray on Lone Star 911. She has directed multi-cam episodes for Spain’s TV networks Mediaset and TeleMadrid. She was the showrunner, writer, and director of the first online web series in Spain, Girl Seeks Girl, produced by Movistar.
Her commercial work includes Netflix, Google Pixel, Google Home, Disney, Tinder, Roomba, Walmart, Nature Made, and PayPal.
Sonia has served as a juror for the International Emmy® Awards competition to recognize excellence in international television programming, among other Film and TV contests worldwide.
