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Samantha Macadam
Ontario
Named one of Playback’s 10 to Watch, SAMANTHA MAC ADAM is a Guyanese-Canadian television and film director and an award-winning screenwriter.
Sam’s directorial debut into film was Prom Night, a comedic short that premiered at Just for Laughs and beat out 650 films to land a top 5 spot in Kevin Hart’s LOL EAT MY SHORTS Showcase. MacAdam was the only Canadian and female director finalist.
Recent directing projects include Shelved, a new single-camera comedy from showrunner Anthony Farrell (THE OFFICE) and Producer Colin Brunton (SCHITT’S CREEK), as well as a MOW rom-com, Fashionably In Love and a thriller/horror film, based on true crimes and set in the 90s.
Other credits include directing on two CBC GEM comedic series, including one pilot and directing and co-writing a set of commercials with MARVEL’S Simu Liu.
An alumnus of the Women in the Director’s Chair: Story & Leadership program, her work has won acceptance to many showcases and initiatives, including the Toronto International Film Festival’s Big Pitch Event, CaribbeanTales Film Festival, the Whistler Film Festival and the Warner Bros Discovery Director's Initiative
Contact info:
mrsmacdirects@gmail.com
The Characters Talent Agency
Carl Liberman carl@thecharacters.com
Cary Liberman cary@thecharacters.com
Main Reel
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Shelved
Episodes: 107
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: CTV
Type: Half-hour episodic (TV/SVOD)
Genre: Comedy
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Fashionably In Love
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: Reel One Entertainment
Type: TV Movie/Long Form/SVOD
Genre: Romance Comedy
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virgins!
Episodes: 101, 103, 109
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: CBC
Type: Pilot
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Coming of Age
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True Dating Stories
Episodes: 107
Link: IMDB
Role: Director
Studio / Network: CBC
Type: Digital Series
Genre: Comedy
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Walk the walk, Simu Liu
Link: IMDB
Roles: Writer, Director
Studio / Network: CBC
Type: Short
Genre: Comedy
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Prom Night
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Writer
Studio / Network: Kevin Hart's LOL Network
Type: Short
Genre: Comedy
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The Horrible History of Harriet Jones
Link: IMDB
Roles: Director, Writer
Type: Indie Feature
Genre: Thriller, Horror
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Saxon
Role: Director
Studio / Network: Cream Production
Type: Pilot
Genre: Thriller, Horror