Sam McGlynn

Last updated April 17, 2025

Sam McGlynn is an Irish-Canadian film director. He is most noted for his debut feature film Deaner '89 ,^[1] for which he received a nomination for the John Dunning Best First Feature Award at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards in 2025.^[2]

McGlynn began his career working in editing and post-production in Ireland before moving to North America, where he worked in video game development for Electronic Arts, and in game and visual effects work for Method Studios.^[3] He has also directed the short horror films Creep Night, Dickproof and Dickproof 2.

References

↑ Marko Djurdjić, "'Deaner '89' Brings Humour, Heart and Headbanging to Stories of Canadian Atrocities". Exclaim! , September 5, 2024.
↑ Eric Volmers, "Alberta-shot Wynonna Earp earns nine Canadian Screen Award nominations, Paul Spence's Deaner '89 earns seven". Calgary Herald , March 26, 2025.
↑ Kelly Townsend, "Eagle Vision, PSA Productions go heavy metal in Winnipeg". Playback , May 31, 2023.

External links

Sam McGlynn at IMDb

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[1] Marko Djurdjić, "'Deaner '89' Brings Humour, Heart and Headbanging to Stories of Canadian Atrocities". Exclaim! , September 5, 2024.

[2] Eric Volmers, "Alberta-shot Wynonna Earp earns nine Canadian Screen Award nominations, Paul Spence's Deaner '89 earns seven". Calgary Herald , March 26, 2025.

[3] Kelly Townsend, "Eagle Vision, PSA Productions go heavy metal in Winnipeg". Playback , May 31, 2023.

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