Leonardo Pirondi is a filmmaker from São Paulo, Brazil, based in Los Angeles, Porto and São Paulo. His films explore the infinite chasm between multiple derivative versions of reality through documentary, experimental and narrative modes. Much of his work uses analog and digital manipulations on celluloid to examine the sociopolitical ramifications of the intersections between imagination, science, myth and technology. His films have been screened and discussed at international film festivals, institutions and venues, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam, BFI London, True/False, Edinburgh, Ambulante, Wexner Center for the Arts, Chicago International, REDCAT, Athens International Film/Video, Vienna Shorts, Centro Cultural São Paulo, CalArts, University of Chicago and University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Some of his works are part of the collections of the Cinemateca do Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro and The Film-Makers' Cooperative in New York. He holds a BA in Film/Video from the California Institute of the Arts and is the recipient of the Tim Disney Award for Excellence in Storytelling Arts.