Sandra Kogut
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Sandra Kogut | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) |
| Alma mater | Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Known for | |
| Notable work | Mutum |
| Spouse | Thomas Levin |
| Children | 2 |
Sandra Kogut (born 1965) is a Brazilian filmmaker whose works transition between documentary and narrative fiction. She first received international attention for her 1991 documentary Paralamas do Sucesso.[1][2] Kogut has taught at universities around the world and has worked for Brazilian and European broadcasters. Her debut feature film project was Mutum in 2007.[3][4] She is more recently known for Campo Grande (2015), which had its premiere in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[5]
Kogut is of Hungarian descent and was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1965.[6] She spent more than ten years living in France, before moving to the United States.[4] She graduated in philosophy from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and began her career as a performance and installation artist in 1984.[7] Among other venues, Her works have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art and Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Her grandparents migrated to Brazil from Hungary to avoid The Holocaust, and it was their experiences which inspired her film A Hungarian Passport.[8]
Filmography
- Paralamas do Sucesso (1988 documentary)
- Angola (1991)
- Parabolic People (1991)[9]
- En français (1993)
- Here and There (Lá e Cá) (1995)
- Adiu monde or Pierre and Claire's Story (Adieu monde ou l'histoire de Pierre et Claire) (1998 documentary)
- Lecy e Humberto nos Campos Neutrais - Chuí - Chuy (1999)
- A Hungarian Passport (Un passeport Hongrois) (2001 documentary)[9]
- Passengers of Orsay (Passagers d'Orsay) (2002)[9]
- Mutum (2007)
- Campo Grande (2015)
- Three Summers (2019)
