SARA PIÑEROS CORTÉS

WORKS
Winter, Blumen, Garten
On People and Names
Lake Watchers
THE BEAUTY OF BECOMING
mein eigenes Bild
we are like plants seeking the light
Background Noise
Imaginary Spaces

ABOUT
CONTACT

Sara Piñeros Cortés is a filmmaker born and based in Bogotá, Colombia. Her practice encompasses various forms of documentary such as essay film, video diary and epistolary film. Currently, Sara is interested in assembling archival material with fictional elements, in order to construct a new discourse and meaning that brings her closer to the original material. In addition, she is interested in topics such as the relationship between humans and non-humans, the female gaze and the practice of cinema in the everyday. Her practice is crossed by writing, photography and voice.

In 2023 she graduated from the master's degree in Time-Based Media at the University of Arts in Linz, Austria. In 2019 she obtained her bachelor degree as a Film and Television Filmmaker from the National University of Colombia. In 2024 together with sound designer Alejandro Quiñones Roa, she founded the Colombian production and postproduction company Ojo de Agua Cine.

Her films have been screened at film festivals such as Doclisboa, Kasseler Dokfest, Ficci, Diagonale and Midbo, among other festivals and screenings in Latin America 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 (2025), On People and Names (2025), Lake Watchers (2024), The Beauty of Becoming(2023), mein eigenes Bild (2022), we are like plants seeking the light (2020), Background Noise (2019), Imaginary Spaces (2017).

Scholarships
2024 ScriptLAB Docu scholarship (drehbuchFORUM Wien)
2023 Working grant for art film (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)