Samuel Miller (writer)

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Samuel Miller is an American novelist and screenwriter. [1] He is most noted as co-writer with Cody Lightning of the 2023 film Hey, Viktor! , for which they received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024. [2]

Originally from Vermillion, South Dakota, [1] he has been a singer in the alternative rock band Paradise Fears. [3] He subsequently moved to Los Angeles, California, to study film and television production at the University of Southern California. [1]

He published his debut young adult novel A Lite Too Bright in 2018, [4] and followed up with Redemption Prep in 2020. [5] His third novel, Dark Parts of the Universe, is slated for publication in spring 2024. [6]

As a filmmaker, he wrote and directed the short film Tensi prior to collaborating with Lightning on Hey, Viktor!, which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, [7] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, [8] before going into commercial release in 2024. [9]

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  7. Gary M. Kramer, "'We need to laugh': 'Hey, Viktor' is a much-needed send-up of Native dysfunction and Hollywood". Salon , June 12, 2023.
  8. John Hazelton, "TIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema". Screen Daily , August 10, 2023.
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