Samuel B. Marin

From the South of France where he studied science and played tennis, Sam's life took an unexpected turn when he first discovered Final Cut and decided to edit videos. Son of a tennis coach and an elementary school teacher, he spent most of his early years playing sports as he began tennis at the age of 5. In 2013, Sam left his home town to become a student-athlete in Team Daniel Contet International tennis academy near Nice and dedicate more time to his passion. He developed an interest for video editing during his last year and edited his first documentary film made for the 40th anniversary of the academy. Back in his home town to improve his English, he graduated from High School with honors and left France in August 2018 to start his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Filmmaking at Loyola University New Orleans. Influenced by the creative industry in New Orleans, Sam found interest in film, music, photography and visual arts and worked on a large number of videos for artists and independent businesses as a video editor before transitioning to producing his own films. He also continues to play tennis in the Loyola Wolfpack tennis team. In 2020, Sam premiered some of his latest work in film festivals and is currently working on his debut short fiction film 6:54AM planned to release in 2021.