Bio
Sara Piñeros is a filmmaker and photographer born and based in Bogotá, Colombia. Her practice encompasses various documentary forms, such as essay film, video diary and epistolary film. In her current works, Sara assembles amateur archival footage with fictional elements, in order to construct a new discourse and meaning that approximates her intimately with the original material.
Her films have been shown in Film Festivals such as Doclisboa, Kasseler Dokfest, Diagonale, Midbo, among other festivals and screenings in Latinamerica and Europe.
Education
2019-2023 MA Timebased Media
Art University Linz, Austria
2012-2019 BA Film & Television
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2016-2017 Erasmus Timebased and Interactive Media
Art University Linz, Austria
Filmography
Winter, Blumen, Garten (2024), The Beauty of Becoming (2023), mein eigenes Bild (2022), we are like plants seeking the light (2020), Background Noise (2019), Imaginary Spaces (2017).
Commissions
2024 Lake Watchers
2023 Antes de los 30 - Nicolás y Los Fumadores ft. Paula Pera
2023 no833_yellow
2023 Series of Interviews with Amateur Women Filmmakers for the project “Abenteuer Alltag” (Austrian Filmmuseum)
2023 Festival der Regionen Trailer
Scholarships
2023 Working grant for film art (Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport)
2023 Dream Scholarship: Lake Surveillance (Linz AG & OK Friends)
2023 Starting grant for film art (Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport)
2016 Artistas Jóvenes Talentos (ICETEX)
Sara Piñeros is a filmmaker and photographer born and based in Bogotá, Colombia. Her practice encompasses various documentary forms, such as essay film, video diary and epistolary film. In her current works, Sara assembles amateur archival footage with fictional elements, in order to construct a new discourse and meaning that approximates her intimately with the original material.
Her films have been shown in Film Festivals such as Doclisboa, Kasseler Dokfest, Diagonale, Midbo, among other festivals and screenings in Latinamerica and Europe.
Education
2019-2023 MA Timebased Media
Art University Linz, Austria
2012-2019 BA Film & Television
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2016-2017 Erasmus Timebased and Interactive Media
Art University Linz, Austria
Filmography
Winter, Blumen, Garten (2024), The Beauty of Becoming (2023), mein eigenes Bild (2022), we are like plants seeking the light (2020), Background Noise (2019), Imaginary Spaces (2017).
Commissions
2024 Lake Watchers
2023 Antes de los 30 - Nicolás y Los Fumadores ft. Paula Pera
2023 no833_yellow
2023 Series of Interviews with Amateur Women Filmmakers for the project “Abenteuer Alltag” (Austrian Filmmuseum)
2023 Festival der Regionen Trailer
Scholarships
2023 Working grant for film art (Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport)
2023 Dream Scholarship: Lake Surveillance (Linz AG & OK Friends)
2023 Starting grant for film art (Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, the Civil Service and Sport)
2016 Artistas Jóvenes Talentos (ICETEX)