A California native, Sandra happily calls Manhattan (her city of choice for the last several decades) home. Enjoying an enduring passion for the theatre, her plays have been produced in several off-off Broadway venues, and an original drama for television was produced by the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference. Her journalism credits include among others, reviews and profiles for Our Town, A Manhattan Weekly, The New Orleans Review, and Show Business Weekly. She is currently at work on a novel about cinematic illusions and a collection of stories about women in unfamiliar landscapes. Her paintings were featured in the opening exhibition this year at the Seti Gallery in Kent, CT. She believes every subject finds its medium—film, fiction, theatre, fine art—and she loves the journey. An inveterate traveler, she still finds stimulation and surprise in New York, and her cat Pazza, her greatest inspiration.
Sandra Bertrand — Author
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The Haitian Story Unfolds Through the Eyes of Filmmaker Dan Shannon
I recently had the opportunity to review Haiti Untold, The Untold Story of Radical Change in Haiti, a moving documentary film about the changes taking place in that country following the devastating earthquake in...
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Peru: A Month of Mysteries and Marvels
Indulge me for a moment, if you will. Deciding on Peru as your desired destination, is a little like buying a ticket to the moon. There’s enough in popular lore, not to mention your imagination, to prepare you for...
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The Untold Story of Haiti’s Heroes
In August of 2011, an earthquake struck the island of Haiti. No ordinary tremor, the quake killed over 200,000 people and as the world watched, Haiti came undone in its wake. Some gave money, some actually went to...
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Balthus — Painter and Provocateur
If you go to see the latest Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski, 1908-2001) exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, expecting perhaps to unravel the true identity of this elusive and enigmatic artist,...
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Ladies, Strike Up The Band!
Judy Chaikin’s spectacularly sassy film, The Girls in the Band, showcasing the women who learned how to toot their own horn when their male counterparts said no, should be an inspiration to female musicians... -
The ICP Triennial: A Different Kind of Disorder
Alternately beautiful, bombastic and occasionally brilliant, the International Center of Photography’s current exhibit, A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial, features 28 emerging and established artists...
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Tribeca Reviews: The English Teacher Can Flunk Too
We start with a typically small town high school in Kingston, PA, with a typically rowdy student body roaming the hallowed halls. A typically proper 45-year-old English teacher is seen locking up her classroom for...
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Tribeca Reviews: Elizabeth Bishop, the Poet Who Reached for the Moon
In 1951, the American poet Elizabeth Bishop made a trip to Brazil at a college friend’s invitation. As fate would have it, that same friend was living “discreetly” with the architect Lota de Macedo Soares, best...
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Tribeca Reviews — ‘Elaine Stritch’: A Loveable Menace
At the beginning of Chiemi Karasawa’s no-holds-barred documentary, Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, a Spotlight entry at the Tribeca Film Festival, the 87-year-old star itemizes what she’s got to feel good about. “I...
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Tribeca Talks: A Conversation with Enid Zentelis, Filmmaker
Bottled Up, an Olympus Pictures narrative film written and directed by Enid Zentelis, is a current Spotlight feature in the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Starring Oscar winner Melissa Leo, Marin Ireland and Josh...