Sam was a senior at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, MD when he was selected at the 2nd Y-CAM Film festival with his film Brother Drugs (2015) and the Student Founder & President of Imagination Stage’s new student run film program, Tryka Film Coalition.

Sam went on to become an experienced production assistant with an interest in creative storytelling and executive assistance, joining the ranks of companies like Red Rock Films, Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix, Fox Entertainment and Amazon.