about sam

Sam Brosnan is a multifaceted, award-winning filmmaker and photographer based in Portland, Maine. With over 20 years of experience, his instinctually intimate style captures the beauty of the human spirit and the natural world with empathy and artistry. Whether directing a film, capturing life for a documentary, distilling the mission of a non-profit, capturing his family’s adventures, cutting at just the right frame, or painting a mood with color, Sam’s passion and talent for visual storytelling, cinematography, and timing is evident in every piece he touches. 

Services

Pre-Production: Writing. Concepting. Storyboarding.

Production: Directing. Cinematography. Photography.

Post-Production: Editing. Color-Correction & Grading. Motion-Graphics & Titles. Animation.

Clients

Nike, Adidas, The VIA Agency, Garrand Moehlenkamp, L.L.Bean, Farnsworth Art Museum, Down East Magazine, p3, Camden International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Institute, Timber & Frame, Compass Light Productions, Empire Green, CIEE, Robert Allen Design, Portland Trading Co., Anchorpak, Owls Head Solutions, University of New Hampshire, University of Southern Maine, Portland State University, Northeast Passage, Small Mammals, Jesse Kivel, Tello Interiors, REIN Jewelry, and others.

EXHIBITIONS & ACCOLADES

Farnsworth Art Museum, Center For Maine Contemporary Art, PhotoPlace Gallery, The Bakery Photo Collective, Broderson Award Winner, Cannes Indie Shorts Awards, Maine International Film Festival, Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Venezia Shorts, Mirada Corta, Utah International Film Festival, Maine Outdoor Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival, Venice Shorts Film Award Winner.