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Sophie E. Constantinou
EN, ES cinema · 70 credits
Sophie Constantinou is a film director, cinematographer and producer. Co-founder of Citizen Film, a documentary production nonprofit based in San Francisco, Constantinou creates documentaries at the intersection of storytelling and community engagement. At Citizen Film, Constantinou has worked on the Community Leadership Series (2003-2013), Joann Sfar Draws from Memory (2012), Lunch Love Community (2014), GLIDE’s Values series (2014-2024), and Narrative Shift (2021-2024), primarily as the Director of Photography. Independent of Citizen Film, she worked as Director and Cinematographer on Frameline selection Trans (1994), Between the Lines (1997), which was distributed on the Sundance Channel, and Divided Loyalties (1999). She filmed The Joy of Life (2005) and The Royal Road (2015), both official selections of the Sundance Film Festival in their respective years. She was also the director of photography for PBS documentary Presumed Guilty (2000), PBS/POV film Maquilapolis (2006), and HBO documentary Unchained Memories (2004). She filmed Emmy Award-winning Home Front (2001) and HBO documentary Regarding Susan Sontag (2014). Her work is acclaimed for tackling complex issues with artistry and sensitivity while catalyzing place-based change and creating healthy, sustainable communities. Since 2010, she has worked in San Francisco’s Western Addition on a series of films, engagement initiatives, and education programs bringing attention to the inequities of the neighborhood’s predominantly Black community. These projects include Buchanan Stories / Buchanan Change and Green Streets. She is also the founder of the Bernal Cut Project, a community-led biodiversity initiative to transform 16 acres of inner city open space into a habitat corridor and immersive learning.
Known for
Filmography
CMC Young Musicians Program: Mission District youth find focus, follow dreams
CMC Young Musicians Program: Mission District youth find focus, follow dreams
as Self - Cinematography
To See One's Self
To See One's Self
as Self - Director
A Foot in the Door
A Foot in the Door
Director of Photography
Ian James Made
Ian James Made
Producer, Sound, Director of Photography
Youcubed
Youcubed
Producer, Director, Director of Photography
The Rifleman’s Violin
The Rifleman’s Violin
Director of Photography
Prolific: Joe Brainard
Prolific: Joe Brainard
Director of Photography, Producer, Director
The Labor of Lunch
The Labor of Lunch
Co-Director, Director of Photography, Co-Producer
Joann Sfar Draws from Memory
Joann Sfar Draws from Memory
Producer, Director of Photography
The Arc SF
The Arc SF
Director, Director of Photography
We Hunger For…
We Hunger For…
Creator, Director
Wanda
Wanda
Creator, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Just Produce/Food Justice
Just Produce/Food Justice
Producer, Director, Director of Photography
To Feed And Be Fed
To Feed And Be Fed
Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Imperfection Salad
Imperfection Salad
Producer, Director, Director of Photography
T-Shirts Manifesto
T-Shirts Manifesto
Director of Photography
Students Respond to American Creed
Students Respond to American Creed
Director of Photography
In the Maze of Our Own Lives
In the Maze of Our Own Lives
Director of Photography
A Living Room Conversation: Mark Meckler and Joan Blades
A Living Room Conversation: Mark Meckler and Joan Blades
Director of Photography
CMC Teen Jazz Orchestra: Cultivating respect and self expression through music
CMC Teen Jazz Orchestra: Cultivating respect and self expression through music
Director of Photography
Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good
Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good
Director of Photography
Life Outside the U.S. — Transcending the American Dream
Life Outside the U.S. — Transcending the American Dream
Director of Photography
Under Their Skin
Under Their Skin
Director of Photography
What We Carry With Us: Refugee Storylabs
2019
What We Carry With Us: Refugee Storylabs
Director of Photography
American Creed
Director of Photography
Collaboration: Ron Padgett
2016
Collaboration: Ron Padgett
Producer, Director of Photography, Director
The Royal Road
Director of Photography
Flamin’ Hot - Lunch Love Community
2015
Flamin’ Hot - Lunch Love Community
Co-Producer
Regarding Susan Sontag
Director of Photography
575 Castro St.
Director of Photography
Race to Nowhere
Director of Photography
Hats Off
Director of Photography
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
Director of Photography
Maquilapolis
Director of Photography
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria
Director of Photography
The Joy of Life
Director of Photography
Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America
Director of Photography
One Wedding and a Revolution
Director of Photography
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Director of Photography
Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders
2002
Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders
Director of Photography
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness
2002
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness
Director of Photography
Hope Along the Wind: The Story of Harry Hay
Director of Photography
Divided Loyalties
2001
Divided Loyalties
Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Director
Sleep Come Free Me
Director of Photography
Your Kiss
Director of Photography
Third
Director of Photography
Trans
Director
Presumed Guilty
Director of Photography, Producer