Sophia Farantatou

Known for Directing

Biography

Born and raised in Athens, Sophia Farantatou comes from a family that carries the history of contemporary Greece on its shoulders. From the side of the father, sailors, from the side of the mother, partisans who fought against the Nazis. She did her first bachelor in sociology in Greece before leaving for Paris where she discovered her passion for documentary filmmaking. Spiritual child of Nicole Brenez and fan of human sciences, she went to the Sorbonne before joining the Beaux-Arts of Marseille. In 2020, the cinema department of HEAD art school in Geneva, proposed that she join the school to finish her film project. She finished her diploma film with the congratulations of the Jury. Currently, she moves between Marseille, Paris and Geneva, in preparation for her first feature film.