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- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Sara Eustáquio, born and raised in Torres Vedras, Portugal, directed her first short film at 15 years old. She has received over 170 awards in film festivals, and was recognized by the Torres Vedras City Council, and the City of Los Angeles and Fourth Council. In 2016, she attended an intensive summer filmmaking program at New York Film Academy, New York City. Eager to learn more about cinema, she attended California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, and received her BFA in Film and Video. Sara is getting an MFA in Directing at New York Film Academy, Los Angeles. She has directed and written 9 short films to date, and is currently in development on her first horror feature film "The Hollow Lady".
- IMDb mini biography by: anonymous
- Sara Eustaquio shot at 14 her first short film, 'Elizabeth', a homemade fiction narrative 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 video reached over 10,000 views in the first days. After 'Elizabeth', she was invited to get involved in several video productions for local schools and youth associations in Portugal and in some projects of Human Lab Corporation (HLC Studios), a new international film company based in India. In April 2016, at 16, she shot 4242 (2016), her first short fiction narrative film, inspired by true events. In August 2016, she shot 'Mirror' (2016), a micro horror short fiction narrative film, produced at New York Film Academy, in New York City.
- In June 2016, Sara Eustaquio, as director of 4242 (2016), was recipient of the Award of Merit - Special Mention at the BestShorts Competition in Los Angeles.
- In May 2016, Sara Eustaquio, as director of 4242 (2016), was recipient of Junior Winner (Special Jury Prize) at Near Nazareth Film Festival in Israel.
- In August 2016, Sara Eustaquio, as director of 4242 (2016), was recipient of the Award of Merit at the IndieFest Awards Film Awards in Los Angeles.
- In August 2016, Sara Eustaquio, as director of '4242', was recipient of 2 awards at Christian Film Festival in Virginia, USA: Best Student Film and Best Foreign Film. In the same festival, her debut short fiction narrative film got 2 other awards: Best Teen Actress for Cristina Caldararu, as leading actress; and Best Producer for Victor Eustaquio.
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