Raised on the great plains of Kansas, trained in New York, now based in Los Angeles, Sam identifies as a tri-coastal filmmaker.
Professional skills: documentary filmmaking, producing, directing, editing, episodic series, creative development, writing and showrunning.
Did serious time in the bowels of multi-platform media players like Condé Nast and Vice Media, and helped launch various media startups like innovative podcast studio Audio Up and remote post-production service EditorBurger.
Extensive international documentary experience spanning all hemispheres, latitudes, and longitudes of the globe.
Directed work + created series for Vice, Apple Music, Condé Nast, Converse, Pandora, Ray Ban, Gatorade, Budweiser, Forbes, Olympic Channel, Uninterrupted, Team Whistle, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Major League Soccer, and Overwatch League.
Spent college years playing basketball at Harvard before continuing on to study film + television at Syracuse's Newhouse School of Media.
contact // sam44winter@gmail.com