ABOUT
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Sam is writer/director for film, fighting for social justice and equality for all.
FILM
Sam's last short film Baba, which he co-wrote and directed was funded by the BFI's More Films for Freedom programme, a film fund designed to tell urgent global stories for the freedom of all people. The film won the biggest short film prize in the world, the Iris Prize.
In television, Sam directed Dead Hot (Prime Video) from Quay Street Productions (It's A Sin) starring BAFTA nominee Vivian Oparah. Sam directed Block 1 (Eps 1, 2 & 3), earning him the Best Debut Director award at the Edinburgh TV Festival New Voice Awards.
Sam is second unit director on Heartstopper (Netflix) Seasons 2 & 3 and Jack Thorne's Toxic Town (Netflix).
THEATRE
Sam wrote new social justice play 'butterfly', which The Guardian reviewed as "a brilliant show full of heart – it’s history that is far from dull and has been smacked through a queer kaleidoscope of charm, dark humour and vibrancy."
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Sam is represented for writing and directing by Matthew Bates at Sayle Screen.