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Sophie E. Constantinou
Sophie Constantinou is a film director, cinematographer and producer. Co-founder of Citizen Film, a documentary production nonprofit based in San Francisco, Constantinou creates…
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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.
Filmography
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2021
Say Their Names
Movie Director
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2019
What We Carry With Us: Refugee Storylabs
Movie Director of Photography
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2018
American Creed
Movie Director of Photography
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2016
Collaboration: Ron Padgett
Movie Producer
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2015
The Royal Road
Movie Director of Photography
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2015
Flamin’ Hot - Lunch Love Community
Movie Co-Producer
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2014
Regarding Susan Sontag
Movie Director of Photography
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2010
The Labor of Lunch - Lunch Love Community
Movie Co-Producer
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2010
But Is It Replicable? - Lunch Love Community
Movie Co-Producer
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2010
The Whole World in a Small Seed - Lunch Love Community
Movie Co-Producer
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2010
If They Cook It, They Will Eat It - Lunch Love Community
Movie Co-Producer
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2010
The Lunch Love Community Documentary Project
Movie Co-Producer
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2010
The Parent Factor - Lunch Love Community
Movie Co-Producer
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2010
Feeding the Body Politic - Lunch Love Community
Movie Co-Producer
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2009
Between the Lines
Movie Director
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2009
Race to Nowhere
Movie Director of Photography
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2009
575 Castro St.
Movie Director of Photography
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2008
Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
Movie Director of Photography
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2008
Hats Off
Movie Director of Photography
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2006
Maquilapolis
Movie Director of Photography
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2005
Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria
Movie Director of Photography
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2005
The Joy of Life
Movie Director of Photography
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2004
Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America
Movie Director of Photography
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2004
One Wedding and a Revolution
Movie Director of Photography
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2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Movie Director of Photography
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2002
Hope Along the Wind: The Story of Harry Hay
Movie Director of Photography
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2002
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness
Movie Director of Photography
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2002
Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders
Movie Director of Photography
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2001
Divided Loyalties
Movie Director of Photography
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1998
Sleep Come Free Me
Movie Director of Photography
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1997
Your Kiss
Movie Director of Photography
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1996
Third
Movie Director of Photography
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1994
Trans
Movie Director
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1991
Presumed Guilty
Movie Director of Photography
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Imperfection Salad
Movie Producer
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Wanda
Movie Creator
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Resilient Richmond
Movie Director
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Youcubed
Movie Producer
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Immigrants Rising
Movie Producer
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Parks Conservancy
Movie Director
