Sara Liza Baumann // Researcher // Filmmaker // Creator

Collaborative Filmmaking in Far-West Nepal

Collaborative filmmaking is an arts-based, participatory research method that presents a unique opportunity for generating scientific knowledge. The method engages youth filmmakers as collaborators, from the initial generation of ideas to answer the research question, …

Cycle Series – Transmasculine Menstruation

Using the power of visual methods and the art of storytelling, the Cycle Series engages the Pittsburgh community in vital action-oriented conversations about menstruation as a critical health and gender equity issue. The Cycle Series of …

Cycle Series – Homelessness and Menstruation

Using the power of visual methods and the art of storytelling, the Cycle Series engages the Pittsburgh community in vital action-oriented conversations about menstruation as a critical health and gender equity issue. The Cycle Series of …

Beats & Moves

An exploration of beats, sound and movement through Vertov’s society-style editing. This piece captures fragments of reality from wandering through the streets of Penang, Malaysia. These fragments are woven together to reveal a different type …

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