Three-time Emmy® and Annie Award nominated Peruvian-American director, editor, and writer Sandra Bambarén Powers is currently the lead editor of Disney’s critically acclaimed series "Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.” A graduate of the MFA Film/ Video program at California Institute of the Arts and BFA from Massachusetts College of Art, Sandra has contributed her creative expertise to iconic animated series such as Nickelodeon’s "Legend of Korra" and Disney’s "Elena of Avalor." Her short film "Still Life After Death" premiered at the Sharjah Film Festival in 2021 and is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime. Her debut short, "Autumn," was distributed by Ouat Media and screened at many prominent festivals including Festival Images Contre Nature (France), Wimbledon Shorts Film Festival (England) and EXiS Film Festival (South Korea).

In 2023, Sandra art directed the Grammy®-nominated opera film "Black Lodge" for Opera Philadelphia and made her stage directorial debut with "The Great Soviet Bucket," produced by Beth Morrison Projects and funded by the National Performance Network for Miami Light Project. She also conceived and directed "BARDO," an immersive theatrical experience hailed by the LA Times as “full of wonder” produced by Beth Morrison Projects with CAP UCLA. It will receive its New York premiere in January as part of the 2025 Prototype Festival.

Showcasing her distinctive vision across mediums, Sandra has also directed over fifteen music videos for many bands, including Grammy®-nominated DeVotchKa and Timur and the Dime Museum.