Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1965, Sandra Kogut studied communications at the P.U.C. in Rio. She is trilingual (Portuguese, English and French) and has mixed culture (video, film, design, graphic design). She has been producing videos since 1984. After a number of years devoted to experimental production (installations and videos), and to commercial film (ads, educational programs), she undertook the series TV Parabolic People in November 1991, which was broadcast internationally on television and at various festivals. Apart from her production work, she is also involved with groups focusing on television in Brazil.