Sandro Kakabadze

Sandro Kakabadze is a documentary filmmaker originally based in São 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 São 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, Coalizão Brasil, Instituto Arapyaú, 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.