5.1 – Sara Pinheiro

rent boy

Sound Design

5.1

ambiances

editing

foley

mixing

post-production

short-fiction

2024 – 10′ – USA/NY

Rent Boy drama short film written and directed by Trey Chapman.

Driven by ambitions of being a concert pianist, a young sex worker violates a client’s privacy, triggering unexpected consequences.

The film stars Devin Druid (13 Reasons Why, Louder Than Bombs).

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white by night

Sound Design

2023 – 15′ – SA

dir. Elan Gamaker

June, 1986. Township princess Patience must step in as domestic worker at her mother’s employers’ house. But all is not as it seems in the mansion, where so many of her predecessors have given their lives to the house.

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time metalurgist

Sound Design

2023 – 20′ – CZ

a film by Tomáš Rampula.

The experimental film Time Metallurgist works with found footage materials (photographs, excerpts from newspapers, letters) from the life of Eadweard Muybridge, attempting to reconstruct what happened in the second half of the 19th century in California. It describes the influence of these events on our present. It uses artificial intelligence to process all this material.

premiered at the RAIN Film Festival 2024
screening at the 19th Prague shorts Film Festival, February 26 – March 2 (2025)
screening at the 27th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, March 6 – March 16 (2025)

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thieves

Sound Design

2023 – 30′ – UK

a film by Michelle Williams Gamaker.

premiered at South London Gallery

More info here.

sra pinheiro · The Bang Straws - sound trailer

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redux

Sound Design

2022 – 90′ – IS

a feature directed by Heimir Bjarnason. Sound Design and Mixing by me.

Playing in Iceland’s cinemas from July 20th;
Screening at
- “Festival of NYC” (August 12th);
- Castellabate Film festival (September 26th);
- Torino Underground Cinefest (September 29th);
- Japan (November, date TBC)

sra pinheiro · Redux - sound trailer

Redux (2022) - Official Trailer #1 from Stepanska Films on Vimeo.

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the bang straws

Sound Design

2021 – 18′ – UK

writer/director: Michelle Williams Gamaker.

The Bang Straws was nominated for the BFI LFF Short Film Award, receiving a special commendation from the jury. The Award recognises short-form works with a unique cinematic voice and a confident handling of chosen themes and content.

See also Williams Gamaker’s Jarman Award 2020 winner’s statement.

sra pinheiro · The Bang Straws - sound trailer

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rosewood ledge

Sound Design

2018 – 15′ – NY/USA

A short-film by Trey Chapman. Fully available here. Trailer below.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Fargo Film Festival 2019
SCAD Savannah Film Festival 2019
Ridgefield Film Festival 2019
Blow-Up Chicago Arthouse Film Festival 2019
Los Angeles CineFest 2019
NOVA Film Festival 2019