blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona spoke with Zaria who stars as one of the 5 leads in the reboot, ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.’ The Chicagoland native is a filmmaker, poet, and perhaps best known for her role in the Oscar winning film ‘Two Distant Strangers’. ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ is streaming on HBO Max now!
Check out the interview and let us know what you think!
The new drama series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin takes viewers to Millwood, a blue-collar town still healing from tragic events that took place 20 years ago. An unknown assailant has begun tormenting a disparate group of teen girls — a new generation of “Little Liars” — to make them pay for their parents’ secret sin… as well as their own.
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Trailer
About Zaria
Raised in Chicago, Zaria always knew she would return to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. Most recently, Zaria wrote and directed the short “Irish Exit” which has been selected for the LA Shorts Festival. Zaria is best known for her starring role in 2021’s Oscar winning Live Action Short Film “Two Distant Strangers” [Netflix]. Written and filmed during the summer of 2020 in the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests, the film speaks volumes about the fear the black population experiences when approached by police. Zaria starred as Perri, a woman whose world is rocked after her one-night stand, Carter (Joey Bada$$), is killed by police. The film runs in a time loop with Carter forced to relive the same day over and over.
Zaria is a published writer with a book of poetry that was released last year entitled “We Got A Lot To Be Mad About,” dedicated to those fighting for systematic change in the civil rights movement. Zaria has a passion for songwriting as well and often writes with Grammy nominee Benny Cassette.
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