Sarah Minter (1953-2016) was one of the pioneers of experimental film in Mexico and a central figure in Mexican video art. Emerging from a period of experimentation with stage work that left a powerful impact on her, she decided to adopt the moving image as her principal language, a journey she embarked upon in the early 1980s and one she continued to pursue throughout her career. Minter began producing 16mm films in the early 1980s, including San frenesí (1983), Nadie es inocente (1987), Alma Punk (1991-1992), and El Aire de Clara (1994-1996). During the 1990s, in parallel to her artistic production, she embarked on a number of initiatives to promote the teaching and dissemination of video, such as La Sala del Deseo at the Centro de la Imagen and the video workshop in Mexico City’s La Esmeralda art school.