Sophie E. Constantinou

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…

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Say Their Names Say Their Names 2021 What We Carry With Us: Refugee Storylabs What We Carry With Us: Refugee Storylabs 2019 American Creed American Creed 2018 Collaboration: Ron Padgett Collaboration: Ron Padgett 2016 The Royal Road ★ 4.9 The Royal Road 2015 Flamin’ Hot - Lunch Love Community Flamin’ Hot - Lunch Love Community 2015 Regarding Susan Sontag ★ 5.7 Regarding Susan Sontag 2014 The Labor of Lunch - Lunch Love Community The Labor of Lunch - Lunch Love Community 2010 But Is It Replicable? - Lunch Love Community But Is It Replicable? - Lunch Love Community 2010 The Whole World in a Small Seed - Lunch Love Community The Whole World in a Small Seed - Lunch Love Community 2010 If They Cook It, They Will Eat It - Lunch Love Community If They Cook It, They Will Eat It - Lunch Love Community 2010 The Parent Factor - Lunch Love Community The Parent Factor - Lunch Love Community 2010 The Lunch Love Community Documentary Project The Lunch Love Community Documentary Project 2010 Feeding the Body Politic - Lunch Love Community Feeding the Body Politic - Lunch Love Community 2010 Between the Lines Between the Lines 2009 Race to Nowhere ★ 6.2 Race to Nowhere 2009 575 Castro St. ★ 3.0 575 Castro St. 2009 Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theatre in The Soviet Union 2008 Hats Off ★ 8.0 Hats Off 2008 Maquilapolis ★ 7.0 Maquilapolis 2006 Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria ★ 4.2 Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria 2005 The Joy of Life ★ 4.9 The Joy of Life 2005 Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America ★ 6.5 Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America 2004 One Wedding and a Revolution ★ 1.0 One Wedding and a Revolution 2004 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives ★ 5.2 Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2003 Hope Along the Wind: The Story of Harry Hay ★ 4.5 Hope Along the Wind: The Story of Harry Hay 2002 Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness ★ 10.0 Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness 2002 Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders ★ 7.0 Presumed Guilty: Tales of the Public Defenders 2002 Divided Loyalties ★ 10.0 Divided Loyalties 2001 Sleep Come Free Me ★ 9.0 Sleep Come Free Me 1998 Your Kiss ★ 3.0 Your Kiss 1997 Third Third 1996 Trans ★ 8.0 Trans 1994 Presumed Guilty ★ 4.7 Presumed Guilty 1991 Harlem of the West: Then and Now Harlem of the West: Then and Now A Foot in the Door A Foot in the Door Ian James Made Ian James Made The Two Eighty Project The Two Eighty Project Live this Loudly: Afatasi Live this Loudly: Afatasi Youcubed Youcubed The Rifleman’s Violin The Rifleman’s Violin Prolific: Joe Brainard Prolific: Joe Brainard The Labor of Lunch The Labor of Lunch A Local Legacy: Black-Owned Businesses A Local Legacy: Black-Owned Businesses African American Historical Society – Migration Stories African American Historical Society – Migration Stories African Americans and the Vote African Americans and the Vote San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project Resilient Richmond Resilient Richmond Chop Shop: A Community & Law Enforcement Conversation Chop Shop: A Community & Law Enforcement Conversation Radically Inclusive - Founders - GLIDE Living Legacy Radically Inclusive - Founders - GLIDE Living Legacy Immigrants Rising Immigrants Rising Joann Sfar Draws from Memory Joann Sfar Draws from Memory Parks Conservancy Parks Conservancy The Arc SF The Arc SF One: Affinity - Kenward Elmslie One: Affinity - Kenward Elmslie We Hunger For… We Hunger For… Wanda Wanda Just Produce/Food Justice Just Produce/Food Justice To Feed And Be Fed To Feed And Be Fed Imperfection Salad Imperfection Salad T-Shirts Manifesto T-Shirts Manifesto Students Respond to American Creed Students Respond to American Creed In the Maze of Our Own Lives In the Maze of Our Own Lives A Living Room Conversation: Mark Meckler and Joan Blades A Living Room Conversation: Mark Meckler and Joan Blades CMC Teen Jazz Orchestra: Cultivating respect and self expression through music CMC Teen Jazz Orchestra: Cultivating respect and self expression through music Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good Life Outside the U.S. — Transcending the American Dream Life Outside the U.S. — Transcending the American Dream Under Their Skin Under Their Skin