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Sam Schmitz(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Editor
  • Additional Crew
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Sam Schmitz is an award winning filmmaker born in Queens, New York; known for his cinematography and editing work on various web series', commercials, music videos and narrative works. He graduated from NYIT where he received the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Scholarship Award.
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    On My Shoulder (2017)
    On My Shoulder
    8.5
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
    Lower East Asides (2020)
    Lower East Asides
    9.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2020
    Enthusiastic Corruption of the Republic: There Is a Madness
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
    Louis Balletta and Emily Eden in Baby Talk (2016)
    Baby Talk
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Cinematographer



    • Coping: a working title
      • director of photography
      • Completed
    • Polybius
      • director of photography
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Teddy Coluca, Brent Katz, Rico King, Clementeen Yadira, Elizabeth Nicholas, Silas Hite, Jennifer Feraday, and Sam Schmitz in As You Wish... (2024)
      As You Wish...
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Das Duell: Selenskyj gegen Putin (2023)
      Das Duell: Selenskyj gegen Putin
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Gloria Mann, Walter Vincent, Camilla Goritz, and Zoë Laiz in Bar Napkin Portraits (2022)
      Bar Napkin Portraits
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Is He Cheating? (2022)
      Is He Cheating?
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Takeoff (2022)
      Takeoff
      8.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Adrienne Laurén, Sam Schmitz, Vincent Kevin Daniels, and Anthony Notarile in Sublime (2021)
      Sublime
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Brooke Brazer in Are You Still Watching (2021)
      Are You Still Watching
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Dasha Dakkuri and Al Pagano in Jump (2021)
      Jump
      8.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Who Will Rescue the Rescuer? (2020)
      Who Will Rescue the Rescuer?
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Lower East Asides (2020)
      Lower East Asides
      9.8
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Josephine Cashman, Michael Huntsman, Kristi Roosmaa, Bryn Berg, and Raymond Nolan in Falling Back (2020)
      Falling Back
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2020
    • Rebecca Nyahay in The Nothing (2019)
      The Nothing
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Rob Figueroa, Dianne Rothenberg, Sam Schmitz, and Jen Lyon in Benefits Not Included (2019)
      Benefits Not Included
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Winter Cabin (2018)
      Winter Cabin
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2018
    • Bait (2018)
      Bait
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2018

    Editor



    • Coping: a working title
      • Editor
      • Completed



    • Takeoff (2022)
      Takeoff
      8.9
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Brooke Brazer in Are You Still Watching (2021)
      Are You Still Watching
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • Fresh Air (2019)
      Fresh Air
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Laura Petersen in The Bathing Bandit (2019)
      The Bathing Bandit
      8.0
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Rob Figueroa, Dianne Rothenberg, Sam Schmitz, and Jen Lyon in Benefits Not Included (2019)
      Benefits Not Included
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Winter Cabin (2018)
      Winter Cabin
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Sam Schmitz, Vincent Kevin Daniels, and Steven Manzino in To Be Strong (2018)
      To Be Strong
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • I Am Charlie (2018)
      I Am Charlie
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Heads or Tails (2018)
      Heads or Tails
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Kaye Tuckerman in Nil by Mouth (2018)
      Nil by Mouth
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Mary Agnes Shearon, Sarah Teed, Lauren Hines, Kristin Gagliardi, Rebecca Knowles, Carly Otte, and Frances Nicole Lopez in Wedding Season (2018)
      Wedding Season
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • The Proposal Artist
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Play! (2017)
      Play!
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • A Girl Like Emily (2017)
      A Girl Like Emily
      Short
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • On My Shoulder (2017)
      On My Shoulder
      8.5
      Short
      • Editor (edited by)
      • 2017

    Additional Crew



    • Kristin Chenoweth, Skyler Gisondo, and Katrina Bowden in Hard Sell (2016)
      Hard Sell
      5.6
      • production assistant
      • 2016
    • Young, Hot & Crooked (2014)
      Young, Hot & Crooked
      7.4
      TV Series
      • production assistant
      • 2014
    • Venial (2014)
      Venial
      3.6
      • production assistant
      • 2014

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      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)

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