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Sophie E. Constantinou

Overview

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

Acting
To See One's Self Actor Director N/A
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CMC Young Musicians Program: Mission District youth find focus, follow dreams Actor Cinematography N/A
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Directing
2021 Say Their Names Directing Director N/A
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2016 Collaboration: Ron Padgett Directing Director N/A
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2009 Between the Lines Directing Director N/A
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2001 Divided Loyalties Directing Director N/A
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1994 Trans Directing Director N/A
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Youcubed Directing Director N/A
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African American Historical Society – Migration Stories Directing Director N/A
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Resilient Richmond Directing Director N/A
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Radically Inclusive - Founders - GLIDE Living Legacy Directing Director N/A
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One: Affinity - Kenward Elmslie Directing Director N/A
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Imperfection Salad Directing Director N/A
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The Labor of Lunch Directing Co-Director N/A
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To Feed And Be Fed Directing Director N/A
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San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project Directing Director N/A
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Prolific: Joe Brainard Directing Director N/A
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The Arc SF Directing Director N/A
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Just Produce/Food Justice Directing Director N/A
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Parks Conservancy Directing Director N/A
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African Americans and the Vote Directing Director N/A
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We Hunger For… Directing Director N/A
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Chop Shop: A Community & Law Enforcement Conversation Directing Director N/A
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Harlem of the West: Then and Now Directing Director N/A
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Wanda Directing Director N/A
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Live this Loudly: Afatasi Directing Director N/A
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The Two Eighty Project Directing Director N/A
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Production
2016 Collaboration: Ron Padgett Production Producer N/A
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2015 Flamin’ Hot - Lunch Love Community Production Co-Producer N/A
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2010 The Labor of Lunch - Lunch Love Community Production Co-Producer N/A
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2010 The Whole World in a Small Seed - Lunch Love Community Production Co-Producer N/A
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2010 But Is It Replicable? - Lunch Love Community Production Co-Producer N/A
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2010 The Lunch Love Community Documentary Project Production Co-Producer N/A
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2010 If They Cook It, They Will Eat It - Lunch Love Community Production Co-Producer N/A
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2010 The Parent Factor - Lunch Love Community Production Co-Producer N/A
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2010 Feeding the Body Politic - Lunch Love Community Production Co-Producer N/A
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2001 Divided Loyalties Production Producer N/A
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1991 Presumed Guilty Production Producer 58
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Joann Sfar Draws from Memory Production Producer N/A
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Youcubed Production Producer N/A
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Wanda Production Producer N/A
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Prolific: Joe Brainard Production Producer N/A
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Just Produce/Food Justice Production Producer N/A
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Immigrants Rising Production Producer N/A
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To Feed And Be Fed Production Producer N/A
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A Local Legacy: Black-Owned Businesses Production Producer N/A
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The Labor of Lunch Production Co-Producer N/A
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Imperfection Salad Production Producer N/A
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Ian James Made Production Producer N/A
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Sound
Ian James Made Sound Sound N/A
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Camera
2016 Collaboration: Ron Padgett Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2015 The Royal Road Camera Director of Photography 58
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2014 Regarding Susan Sontag Camera Director of Photography 58
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2009 575 Castro St. Camera Director of Photography 58
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2006 Maquilapolis Camera Director of Photography 59
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2005 Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria Camera Director of Photography 58
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2005 The Joy of Life Camera Director of Photography 58
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2004 Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2003 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Camera Director of Photography 59
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2002 Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2001 Divided Loyalties Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1991 Presumed Guilty Camera Director of Photography 58
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Imperfection Salad Camera Director of Photography N/A
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To Feed And Be Fed Camera Director of Photography N/A
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A Foot in the Door Camera Director of Photography N/A
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The Arc SF Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Wanda Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Prolific: Joe Brainard Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Joann Sfar Draws from Memory Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Just Produce/Food Justice Camera Director of Photography N/A
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The Rifleman’s Violin Camera Director of Photography N/A
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The Labor of Lunch Camera Director of Photography N/A
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Crew
2019 What We Carry With Us: Refugee Storylabs Crew Cinematography N/A
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2018 American Creed Crew Cinematography N/A
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2009 Race to Nowhere Crew Cinematography 59
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2008 Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union Crew Cinematography N/A
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2008 Hats Off Crew Cinematography 59
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2004 One Wedding and a Revolution Crew Cinematography 58
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2002 Hope Along the Wind: The Story of Harry Hay Crew Cinematography 58
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A Living Room Conversation: Mark Meckler and Joan Blades Crew Cinematography N/A
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Students Respond to American Creed Crew Cinematography N/A
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Wanda Crew Creator N/A
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Life Outside the U.S. — Transcending the American Dream Crew Cinematography N/A
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In the Maze of Our Own Lives Crew Cinematography N/A
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We Hunger For… Crew Creator N/A
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T-Shirts Manifesto Crew Cinematography N/A
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Under Their Skin Crew Cinematography N/A
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Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good Crew Cinematography N/A
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Ian James Made Crew Cinematography N/A
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Youcubed Crew Cinematography N/A
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CMC Teen Jazz Orchestra: Cultivating respect and self expression through music Crew Cinematography N/A
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Editing
2001 Divided Loyalties Editing Editor N/A
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