What We Do
Experienced and award-winning documentary filmmaker with a full production kit, based in Brazil.
https://www.ambarfilmes.com.br
About
Sandro Kakabadze is a documentary filmmaker originally based in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil.
He has directed over 70 short and medium-length films and regularly works in the Amazon, Pantanal and other remote regions of Brazil, as well as in Latin American countries. His first feature-length documentary, On the Edge of Gold, which tells the story of illegal gold miners, won awards at the SĂŁo Paulo International Film Festival (Mostra) and the Ecofalante Environmental Film Festival.
Sandro often works independently, significantly reducing production costs. He films with a Canon C70 camera, pilots a DJI drone, and edits using Adobe Premiere Pro.
His clients include major Brazilian and international organizations and institutions such as MapBiomas, UNHCR Brazil, Skoll Foundation, Documenta Pantanal, Imazon, Freethink, Ipsos MORI, CoalizĂŁo Brasil, Instituto ArapyaĂş, HCor, among others.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Moscow State University and a Master’s degree in Documentary Filmmaking from Goldsmiths, University of London.
Featured Work
Careful, animals on the road
Filming, producing, and directing a 12-minute film on wildlife roadkills in the Pantanal.
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MapBiomas 10 years
Filming, producing, and directing a 17-minute corporate documentary for MapBiomas.
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Pantanal, Restorable Paradise
Filming, producing, and directing an 18-minute film on the sedimentation of the Paraguay River and restoration projects at its headwaters.
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