Sofia Leão
Known for
Cinematography
Born
May 19, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
Sofia Leão (Rio de Janeiro, 1998) is a photographer and documentary filmmaker. Since 2019, she has worked as Camera Assistant and Director of Photography (DoP) on short films, several of which have been selected for prestigious festivals such as Locarno, Berlin, Clermont-Ferrand, TIFF, Biarritz. In 2024, she made her directorial debut with the short film Película (co-directed with Brenda Barbosa), which was selected for prominent Brazilian festivals such as KINOFORUM, Tiradentes, and CineOP.
In 2025, she graduated with a degree in Audiovisual Studies from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Latin America. Her undergraduate final...
Best known work
Neon Phantom
2021
Around Copacabana
2019
The Pleasure of Killing Bugs
2020
A Bird Called Memory
2023
Película
2025
Film Copacabana
2025Filmography
2025
Film CopacabanaDirector of Photography, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer
2025
PelículaEditor, Writer, Director, Production Executive, Producer
2023
A Bird Called MemoryVideo Assist Operator, Executive Producer's Assistant
2021
Neon PhantomStill Photographer
2020
The Pleasure of Killing BugsDirector of Photography
2019
Around CopacabanaDirector of Photography