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SASSY MOHEN
DIRECTOR · WRITER · PRODUCER 

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Sassy Mohen's innovative, bold, confident style has emerged as a pioneer in female-driven storytelling. 
 

Her multiple award-winning hot topic comedy satire How to Hack Birth Control, which she directed, wrote and produced has been called "Wickedly Funny and Charmingly Scathing" by IndieShorts Magazine and "Fans of Samantha Bee's or John Oliver's gifts for balancing information and entertainment will enjoy Mohen's deftness at playing in that same sandbox," by Beyond Chron.

Sassy and How to Hack Birth Control (2022) have smashed the 2022 & 2023 festival circuit with official selections at over 60 festivals, including the upcoming Nashville Film Festival, and prestigious festivals such as Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Festival, NewFilmmakers LA, and Harlem Int. Film Festival. It has won 23 awards and 10 nominations and counting, including BEST PICTURE at the Austin Comedy Film Festival; BEST DIRECTOR at the First Glance Film Festival and Astoria Int. Film Festival; BEST SERIES & BEST SERIOUS PILOT at over a dozen festivals including the Hollywood Comedy Shorts Film Festival, We Make Movies Film Festival, and New York CineFest;  BEST SCREENWRITING at the Poppy Jasper Int. Film Festival and BEST PRODUCED FILM at the Broad Humor Film Festival.

In 2023, the City of West Hollywood and its Women’s Advisory Board voted unanimously to endorse the project and has set up special screening events of it for its members and the community. The project has also picked up endorsements from NARAL - Pro-choice America, SheNYC Arts & Truth be Told. 


Her previous short film Fear Actually (2020) was released to rave reviews and won 3 BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR AWARDS.  FX Network tapped her to direct, write and produce for their online web channel, THIS IS AOK. She also won accolades with her rom-com web series About Abby (2010,) TV pilot Weedland (2016) and A Single Girls Show (2013.) Her first independent feature film Happy Holidays (2007)  which she began while still in film school at Chapman University was initially labeled “too ambitious,” it would go on to turn a profit, be screened in theaters across the country and pick up distribution with IndieFlix. Due to popular demand, Happy Holidays was digitally re-mastered in 2023 and was re-released in theaters, Amazon Prime, Tubi and other streamers in the fall 2024.

Sassy recently directed a youtube drama series with JELLYSMACK, TikTok series Hot Mess, online commercials for Kraft, Budlight, Barbie, & Disney Studio film Disenchanted. She is in development for her latest feature, ON THE HOOK a Texas abortion road trip dramady, along with other film & tv projects.
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On the Hook has hit the ground running with 2024 accolades including winning COLUMBIA UNIVERSITIES Pre-Production of the Motion Picture Award, is an official selection of FILMSHOP’s Breakthrough Series and is a finalist for the De Groot Foundation’s ‘Courage to Write,’ grant.
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Sassy Mohen | LA TRIBUNE | Female Director | How did you break through?
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Sassy Mohen | LA TRIBUNE | Female Director | How did you break through?

Want to break into film? Are all the cards stacked against you? Female filmmaker Sassy Mohen talks about her first feature film 'Happy Holidays,' and how it beat the odds, being a woman in film and how she made an independent movie with a zero budget. A clip from her interview with Rex Sikes on 'All Things Rex' with the LA Tribune. Right now is a pivotal moment in filmmaking, when women are finally getting to tell the stories they want to tell. (About time, right?) For the full episode check out ➡️ https://youtu.be/B3rH9niCu6g Subscribe to Sassy Mohen Sassy Mohen on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sassymohenfilms Sassy Mohen on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sassymohen Sassy Mohen on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SassyMohen Sassy Mohen on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3233734/ Learn more about Happy Holidays 🎄🎞️ www.happyholidaysfilm.com #WomenInFilm #FemaleDirectors #SassyMohen #HappyHolidays
NewFilmmakers LA & MovieMaker Magazine interview Director Sassy Mohen | Behind the Scenes
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NewFilmmakers LA & MovieMaker Magazine interview Director Sassy Mohen | Behind the Scenes

Featured in NewFilmmakers LA Women in Film spotlight, 'How to Hack Birth Control,' has been smashing the 2022 & 2023 festival circuit. Danny De Lillo sits down with Director/Writer Sassy Mohen for a behind-the-scenes look on the project. Question: Tell us how you initially envisioned the structure of 'How to Hack Birth Control' For more info ➡️ www.birthcontrolhacks.com How to Hack Birth Control’ is a comedy digital series on how to navigate and take charge in today’s contraception universe. Told through the sharp wit and perky charm of the narrator Ruth, Birth Control takes a run at a hit list of ‘not supposed to talk about,’ scenarios. How do you get the morning-after pill quickly and for free? Where can you hide your birth control? How do you get your doctor to listen to you? All of the things women want to know but are taught to be too afraid to ask. Genre: Comedy Written & Directed by Sassy Mohen (www.sassymohen.com) Stars: Xanthe Paige, Jackie R. Jacobson, Megan L. Rach, Aisha Holden, Lauren Elizabeth Harris, Spring Ines Pena, Cynthia San Luis, Megan L Rach, Michaela Martinez, Austin Powell, Danny Royce 'Force of Nature' & 'Shine Your Light' Written by Alex Butler Produced by Alex Butler, Rob Marshall and Sassy Mohen Performed by Annie Tracy (https://www.annietracy.com/) HOW TO HACK BIRTH CONTROL Q&A | Sassy Mohen Trailer | NewFilmmakers LA | MovieMaker Magazine (2023) Comedy Movie Clip HD © 2023 - ArdentLife Media #WomenInFilm #BirthControl #HowtoHackBirthControl
Sassy Mohen | LA TRIBUNE | Who are your comedy inspirations? | The Marx Brothers
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Sassy Mohen | LA TRIBUNE | Who are your comedy inspirations? | The Marx Brothers

A pioneer in female driven comedy, writer & director Sassy Mohen sits down with Rex Sikes on 'All Things Rex,' from the LA Tribune to talk about her greatest influences. Spoiler: it's the Marx Brothers. Right now is a pivotal moment in filmmaking, when women are finally getting to tell the stories they want to tell. About time for some more absurd humor with a feminine twist. For the full episode check out ➡️ https://youtu.be/B3rH9niCu6g Subscribe to Sassy Mohen Sassy Mohen on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sassymohenfilms Sassy Mohen on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/sassymohen Sassy Mohen on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SassyMohen Sassy Mohen on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3233734/ Learn more about the Marx Brothers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx_Brothers #WomenInFilm #FemaleDirectors #SassyMohen #TheMarxBrothers
NewFilmmakers LA & MovieMaker Magazine interview Director Sassy Mohen | Women in Film
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NewFilmmakers LA & MovieMaker Magazine interview Director Sassy Mohen | Women in Film

Featured in NewFilmmakers LA Women in Film spotlight, 'How to Hack Birth Control,' has been smashing the 2022 & 2023 festival circuit. Danny De Lillo sits down with Director/Writer Sassy Mohen for a behind the scenes look on the project. Question: Tell us more about your directing process for 'How to Hack Birth Control' For more info ➡️ www.birthcontrolhacks.com How to Hack Birth Control’ is a comedy digital series on how to navigate and take charge in today’s contraception universe. Told through the sharp wit and perky charm of the narrator Ruth, Birth Control takes a run at a hit list of ‘not supposed to talk about,’ scenarios. How do you get the morning-after pill quickly and for free? Where can you hide your birth control? How do you get your doctor to listen to you? All of the things women want to know but are taught to be too afraid to ask. Genre: Comedy Written & Directed by Sassy Mohen (www.sassymohen.com) Stars: Xanthe Paige, Jackie R. Jacobson, Megan L. Rach, Aisha Holden, Lauren Elizabeth Harris, Spring Ines Pena, Cynthia San Luis, Megan L Rach, Michaela Martinez, Austin Powell, Danny Royce 'Force of Nature' & 'Shine Your Light' Written by Alex Butler Produced by Alex Butler, Rob Marshall and Sassy Mohen Performed by Annie Tracy (https://www.annietracy.com/) HOW TO HACK BIRTH CONTROL Q&A | Sassy Mohen Trailer | NewFilmmakers LA | MovieMaker Magazine (2023) Comedy Movie Clip HD © 2023 - ArdentLife Media #WomenInFilm #BirthControl #HowtoHackBirthControl
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