Art is for Sandra Kobanovitch a cry of revolt against the tragedy of her existence. Orphaned, uneducated, and combative, she has managed to transform her rage and pain into poignant images and films vibrating with raw truth.
Self-taught, she writes, directs, and produces her first short film in 2015, "Scratch," a story about an encounter between an old prostitute and a young outsider, presented at the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival.
That same year, she directs actor Samy Naceri in the touching role of an ex-convict reintegrating into society for her second short film, "Heliopsis." The work will be awarded overseas at the Women in Film festival in Vancouver, Canada.
In 2021, she directs the short film "Donald," a deeply personal film inspired by her mother's suicide and her sister's mental disability.
She also asserts herself as a talented photographer, creator of intense visuals, winning the Tokyo International Foto Awards in Japan in 2024 for a dark portrait about slavery.
Sandra Kobanovitch is a versatile and committed artist who uses her talent to amplify the voices of the outcasts.
