Sophie E. Constantinou
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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.
Known for
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What We Carry With Us: Refugee Storylabs
2019
Director of Photography
movieAmerican Creed
2018
Director of Photography
Collaboration: Ron Padgett
2016
Director of Photography
movieThe Royal Road
2015
Director of Photography
movieRegarding Susan Sontag
2014
Director of Photography
movieRace to Nowhere
2009
Director of Photography
movie575 Castro St.
2009
Director of Photography
movieBalancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union
2008
Director of Photography
movieHats Off
2008
Director of Photography
movieMaquilapolis
2006
Director of Photography
movieScreaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria
2005
Director of Photography
movieThe Joy of Life
2005
Director of Photography
movieMonumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America
2004
Director of Photography
movieOne Wedding and a Revolution
2004
Director of Photography
movieUnchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
Director of Photography
movieHope Along the Wind: The Story of Harry Hay
2002
Director of Photography
Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness
2002
Director of Photography
Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders
2002
Director of Photography
Divided Loyalties
2001
Director of Photography
movieSleep Come Free Me
1998
Director of Photography
movieYour Kiss
1997
Director of Photography
movieThird
1996
Director of Photography
moviePresumed Guilty
1991
Director of Photography
A Foot in the Door
Director of Photography
The Rifleman’s Violin
Director of Photography
Prolific: Joe Brainard
Director of Photography
The Labor of Lunch
Director of Photography
Joann Sfar Draws from Memory
Director of Photography
The Arc SF
Director of Photography
Just Produce/Food Justice
Director of Photography
Wanda
Director of Photography
To Feed And Be Fed
Director of Photography
Imperfection Salad
Director of Photography
T-Shirts Manifesto
Director of Photography
Students Respond to American Creed
Director of Photography
Ian James Made
Director of Photography
Youcubed
Director of Photography
In the Maze of Our Own Lives
Director of Photography
A Living Room Conversation: Mark Meckler and Joan Blades
Director of Photography
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
Director of Photography
Life Outside the U.S. — Transcending the American Dream
Director of Photography
Under Their Skin
Director of Photography
Directing25
movieTrans
1994
Director
Youcubed
Director
The Labor of Lunch
Co-Director
The Arc SF
Director
Wanda
Director
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The Labor of Lunch - Lunch Love Community
2010
Co-Producer
But Is It Replicable? - Lunch Love Community
2010
Co-Producer
The Parent Factor - Lunch Love Community
2010
Co-Producer
The Lunch Love Community Documentary Project
2010
Co-Producer
moviePresumed Guilty
1991
Producer
Youcubed
Producer
The Labor of Lunch
Co-Producer
Wanda
Producer
Acting2
Crew2
Wanda
Creator