Sam Price-Waldman is a documentary director and cinematographer based in Los Angeles.
He’s known for his intimate, inviting, visually-driven style of vérité filmmaking.
Sam was a series Director of Photography on both seasons of the hit HBO docuseries The Vow, where his work was nominated for a Cinema Eye Honors Award for Outstanding Cinematography in a Broadcast Series. He was also a series cinematographer on the acclaimed Showtime docuseries, The Lincoln Project. His work has screened on Netflix, Nat Geo WILD, PBS, Amazon Prime, and other networks.
As a director, his work is characterized by an empathetic, curious, often humorous approach to storytelling. His short documentaries have earned seven Vimeo Staff Picks and screened on PBS, The Atlantic, Nat Geo WILD, and top documentary film festivals including Full Frame, Camden, AFI Docs, Big Sky, Hot Springs, DOC NYC, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Nashville, and others.
Sam began his career as a staff producer / shooter / editor with The Atlantic in 2013, before moving into freelance cinematography and directing.
He holds a BFA in Film Production from Chapman University.
contact: sampricew@gmail.com