Indianapolis, IN, USA
6 reviews$200 - $1500 / Day
Sam Mirpoorian is an award-winning filmmaker exploring societal themes at the intersection of time, isolation, health, science, and introspection. His debut feature documentary, Greener Pastures, screened at over 50 film festivals between 2023-2024 and won over fifteen awards including the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2023 Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado. The film is executive produced by Emmy Award-winners, David J. Cornfield and Linda A. Cornfield (The Social Dilemma, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Chasing Coral). Greener Pastures was acquired by PBS' Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning series, Independent Lens and made its national broadcast premiere on March 25th, 2024. His latest documentary short, Safe Place, screened at over 30 film festivals between 2023-2024, won ten awards, and is Oscar-qualified for 2025 after winning the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short at the 2023 Austin Film Festival. Safe Place was acquired by The New York Times and was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick along with being chosen as Vimeo’s Best of the Month Series for February 2024. His past doc-short work has premiered via the Tribeca Film Festival, The Atlantic, and NBC/Peacock. Sam was named a PBS Wyncote Fellow in 2023 and is a recipient of the Kodak Motion Picture Film Bronze Award for Excellence in Filmmaking. His work has been supported by Far Star Action Fund, Doc Society, Catapult Film Fund, Exposure Labs, ITVS, The Redford Center, and The Points North Institute.
January • 2022
Sam was punctual, communicative and respectful to my sources. I hired him for two back-to-back shoots, which he drove across three states for in total. He was great about sticking to our schedule and kept in touch throughout. All of his shots were stunning, Sam is incredibly detail oriented when it comes to shooting and finding workarounds to improve workflow. Highly recommend for any docu-style documentary or digital production!
January • 2022
I've hired Sam twice and he was phenomenal to work with and incredibly dedicated to our projects both times—he has a great eye for detail in the field, he was adaptable to changes we made to the schedule and had industry standard equipment. Would definitely hire him again for any stories in the midwest.
November • 2021
Sam produced an outstanding film that is moving, inspirational and compelling. He was easy to work with and helped us get all of the elements we needed in order to air the film. We would definitely work with him again.
Produced for Publicis Sapient
After carrying the burden of misfortune throughout his life, a single father seeks redemption as he raises his son. For Deon “Sonnie” Casey, life has not gone according to plan. Raised by his grandmother after the death of his parents, Deon is now a single parent himself, working over 60 hours a week. Despite setbacks, Deon is determined to provide a better life for his son.
Produced for NowThis
Produced for LXTV
Beyond the Line illuminates how a fully bi-partisan effort created the first, and one of the largest, fully electric bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in the nation; bringing with it faster, more efficient transit, significant infrastructure upgrades, jobs, community benefits, and cleaner air. IndyGo—the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation—is home to 43 electric buses that provide a safe, reliable, and economically accessible commute alternative.
Little Warriors is a short documentary film about a group of youth in Indianapolis who in 2016-17 successfully inspired their City County Council to adopt a youth-driven Climate Recovery Resolution.
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