Sara Gozalo
Sara Gozalo is the narrative storyteller at the Promise of Justice Initiative in New Orleans. Sara has worked to change dominant narratives about social justice issues and incarceration. Her diverse educational and professional experiences have all been motivated by her desire to fight for the right of every person to live in dignity. Her training in media and storytelling through film became critical to her community organizing work as she began to use writing and filmmaking as a medium for activism.
As part of the Promise of Justice team, Sara directed and edited Plantations and Prisons, a History of Forced Labor in Louisiana, a documentary about the direct link between slavery and mass incarceration which was screened at film festivals, dozens of community events and the United Nations in Geneva. Most recently, Sara directed and edited The Roots that Bind Us, a feature documentary that explores the origins of non-unanimous juries in Louisiana and the impact of this racist law today. It premiered at the Patois Film Festival in January 2026.
Sara is originally from Madrid, Spain. She is a queer immigrant who is determined to imagine and build a just world.
