Sandra Kogut

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Sandra Kogut
Born1965
NationalityBrazilian
Alma mater Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Occupations
Years active1984-present
Known for
Notable work Mutum
SpouseThomas Levin
Children2 children
Parents
  • José Kogut
  • Dorothy Kogut
Relatives
  • Patrícia Kogut (sister)
  • Vivien Lessa de Sá (sister)

Sandra Kogut is a filmmaker born 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 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 renowned universities around the world and has worked for Brazilian and European broadcasters. Her debut feature film project was the multi award-winning 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]

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Background

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

Recognition

While Kogut was residing in Paris, France, Harvard Film Archive wrote of her works being archived by their Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts and stated that she "has emerged as one of the most distinctive cultural filmmakers at work today. Her films are by turns whimsical, lyrical, and finely ironic—lighthearted and playful, yet also momentous and serious." [6]

Awards and nominations

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References

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