Biography

Sara Eustáquio, born in September 1999, is a Portuguese young filmmaker aspirant, who is finishing the high school (in arts), in Torres Vedras, a suburban city of Lisbon. Passionate about photography and movies since the childhood, she shot at 14 her first short film, 'Elizabeth' (about teenage bullying), with a small digital camera. The project began as a simply artistic presentation for an English class in high school. The enthusiasm with which it was received led her to upload it on YouTube. Surprisingly, the homemade video reached over 10,000 views in the first days (http://youtu.be/qjYyB8MQZQU). Since then, she has been involved in some local school and youth associations' video productions. In May 2016, at 16, Sara released '4242', her first short fiction narrative film. So far, '4242' got 18 international awards, 10 nominations and was officially selected for 47 international film festivals in 16 countries (http://youtu.be/oemLpOFHnnE). In August, she successfully completed an intensive summer program in filmmaking at New York Film Academy, in New York City, where she made her second narrative fiction, the micro short horror film 'Mirror' (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5958158). So far, 'Mirror' got 3 international awards, 2 nominations and was officially selected for 8 international film festivals in USA, Spain and Italy. Sara intends to be a successful candidate for a filmmaking BFA in California.

Homepage: www.imdb.com/name/nm8112454

Birthday: 1999-09-24