CREDITS

documentary features

MY OWN MAN (2014) 82 min.
director. producer. cinematographer. writer.

Autobiographical film on 21st century manhood and fatherhood. World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival 2014. Distributed exclusively by Netflix as a Netflix Original Documentary.

TURNING POINTS (2004) 60 min.
director. producer. cinematographer.

Film advocating for LGBT ordination in the Presbyterian church. World Premiere at Frameline Film Festival 2005. Winner, “Best of Class” RCC DeRose-Hinkhouse Memorial Awards 2005.

DIRTY WORK (2004) 58 min.
co-director. co-producer. co-cinematographer. co-editor.

Film about three men with eccentric, distasteful jobs involving essential, hidden parts of our lives. World Premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2004. Jury Prize, Best Documentary at Atlanta Film Festival and Bend Film Festival 2004. Originally broadcast on Sundance Channel, now available for streaming on iTunes and other digital platforms.

 

documentary shorts

BROTHERS (2017) 8 min.
director. producer. cinematographer.

Film about estranged siblings of opposing political persuasions trying to heal their fractured relationship in the Trump era. World Premiere at Dok Leipzig 2017.

BREAD POWER (2011) 5 min.
director. producer. cinematographer. editor.

Film on the re-introduction of local grain production in the Hudson Valley for Etsy website.

ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND INNOVATION (2009) 30 min.
co-director. co-producer. co-cinematographer.

Film about the history of the Guggenheim Museum. World premiere at Festival International du Film sur l’Art in Montreal, screened at Doc Fest in Rome 2010. Now on permanent exhibition at Guggenheim Museum in NYC.

MAKING OF “BY THE PEOPLE: THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA” (2009) 15 min.
director. producer. cinematographer. editor.

Film recounting the story behind the making of the HBO documentary on Obama’s presidential run. Distributed by Sony Entertainment on DVD.

 

commercial work

ETSY (2016) 3 min.
director. producer. editor.

Marketing video describing Etsy’s new parental leave policy

NEW JEWISH HOME (2016) 3 min.
director. producer. editor.

Rebranding video for organization serving the elderly in New York State

FINANCIAL TIMES (2015) 3 min.
director. producer. editor.

Recruitment video marketing the Financial Times to prospective employees

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE (2015) 3 min.
director. producer. editor.

Video marketing United Problem Solvers, the business consulting division of UPS

THEATER FOR ONE (2015) 3 min.
director. producer. cinematographer. editor.

Marketing video for an internationally-renowned theatre company

GHHS 10th ANNIVERSARY VIDEO (2012) 5 min.
director. producer. cinematographer. editor.

Film on fostering the value of humane care among doctors for Arnold Gold Foundation.

David Sampliner