Sam Fleischner is an American filmmaker based in New York. ^[1] Fleischner is the son of the artist Richard Fleischner .

Career [ edit ]

Fleischner graduated from Wesleyan University in 2006 ^[2] with a degree in film studies. Starting with short films in 2005, he co-produced the 2009 film The Distance Between the Apple and the Tree .

His first narrative feature, Wah Do Dem , which he wrote and directed with childhood friend Ben Chace, won the jury prize for best film at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival . ^{[3] [4]}

He was cinematographer on the 2011 film Loosies . His next feature as director, Stand Clear of the Closing Doors , was funded by Kickstarter , reaching its US$35,000 target in August 2012, ^[5] and won the Special Jury Prize in the Narrative Feature Section at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival . ^[6] In August 2013 the North American rights to the film were acquired by Oscilloscope Laboratories . ^[6]

He has directed music videos for MGMT , Panda Bear , and Santigold , among others. ^[7]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official website
• Sam Fleischner at IMDb

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