Biography

Born on a secluded animal farm at the top of Malibu's infamous Mulholland Highway, Sam blends highly stylized imagery, music, and psychedelia with genre cinema via her production company Foxy Films. Sam's latest proof-of-concept short, "The Blue Diamond" (ft. Barbara Crampton), premiered opening night at the 2024 L'Etrange Film Festival. In 2023, Sam teamed up with MovieMaker Magazine to make the horror-comedy, "Fck'n Nuts," based on her experience growing up with her crazy family. "Fck'n Nuts" (Fantastic Fest, Beyond Fest, Brooklyn Horror) won Best Midnight Short (FilmQuest), Best Horror Comedy (Flickers Rhode Island), as well as the Jury Prize (Knoxville Horror). In 2021, Sam wrote and directed "Bad Acid," which won Best Director (Nightmares Film Festival), as well as several Best Production Design awards. In addition to directing, Sam executive produced Heidi Weitzer's comedy feature "My Divorce Party" (ft. Rumer Willis), which won the Audience Award for Best Feature (Beverly Hills Film Festival). She also produced Britt Lower's "Circus Person", which screened at Tribeca Film Festival, won Best of Fest (Catalyst), and the Audience Award (Nashville Film Festival). In her free time, Sam enjoys surfing, sailing and disco dancing.