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