Samantha Hunter is an analogue filmmaker/photographer in Los Angeles, CA specializing in Documentary, Underwater Photography, Artist Portraiture, and both Lifestyle/Editorial media.
Hunter's ultimate goal as a documentary filmmaker is to create meaningful journalistic media and spread revolutionizing knowledge, as she has a passion for environmentalism, human evolvement, and social activism, using film as a catalyst for global change. Hunter wants to create powerful documentaries with cinematic effects, thus appealing to the masses and exposing dire topics. Hunter prides herself as an individual who looks at global issues through a creative and analytical lens.
Vouge, USA Today, The Today Show, PBS, Nike, Vans, NBA, Google, LinkedIn, HUNGER Magazine, Refinery 29, New York Times, Huff Post, Nylon, Samsung, Galore, ESPN, Headspace, Complex, ICCCAD, Frank151, The Women’s League of Voters, The Florida Channel: Government TV, Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus, Seminole Sports Magazine, Florida State University, PRØHBTED Media, The Elder Statesman, Giorgio Moroder, Live Nation, HUM, Zambezi, Meena Harris, LA84, Seea, Textured Waves, Monday Hair Care, Calvin Klein, Rally Movement, Paralympics, The Ellen Show, SharkNinja, Roland, Edikted, Recharge, Repurpose, Kawhi Leonard, Honey, ICEF, Akido, The Alliance,
Windows & MAC proficient, Avid, Adobe: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Animate CC, Character Animator, Audition, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Final Cut Pro 7&10, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, iMovie, WireDrive, Aspera, Lightwave 3D: Modeler & Layout, HTML 5, CSS, Komodo Edit 9, Parsec,
Florida State University’s College of Communication, April 2016
Outstanding Digital Media Production Undergraduate Student Award
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival: Collegiate Documentary, January 2015
1st Place, Gold Award, A is for Armed
New York’s YOFI Film Festival, October 2015
Official Selection: Short Documentaries
I’m so honored and humbled to sit on such an inspiring panel of women for an amazing discussion during International Women’s Month. Thank you ladies for your stories, experiences and voices. And for showing such insight, honesty, and vulnerability. What a heartfelt, impactful event. Thank you for choosing me to represent all badass women at @headspace. I’m so privileged to work alongside such amazing women and men. Thank you all for coming and showing the importance of listening.
My video work for Headspace was recognized by Google. Headspace's career video, which I filmed, edited, and produced was featured on Hire by Google, a blog post that highlights standout career videos.
GINAVA for ft. @caradelevingne @georgiamayjagger @sukiwaterhouse screened at @intoactionus for @womensmarch [editing/graphics/super8 by me]
A celebration, a reaction, a movement, a protest.
An expression of equality, love, freedom and the right to be who we are.
A reminder to respect each other. We all came from the same place.
Artist Zero is a platform that champions the work of like-minded artists to raise money and awareness for things that matter, helping create, produce and distribute art that makes a difference.
We take a long term view on global events and outrages, be it women’s rights, civil liberties or the environment, we will not be silent. We are voicing a movement that exists all around us, and with the passage of time, will triumph.
what an honor to meet directors @bcshenk and @jonshenk at the screening of @aninconvenienttruth // the film follows the passionate Al Gore and his attempt to persuade governmental leaders to invest in renewable energy. While editing this documentary they had to change one of the graphics because the hottest year on record had changed during the post production... #climatechangeisreal
My most current project is working as a Visiting Researcher at the International Center of Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) where I filmed a documentary on the preliminary impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities and the adaptation practices and methods of the resilient, innovative, and resourceful people of Bangladesh, who deal with climate change adaption daily. My team and I raised six thousand dollars in hopes to spread awareness of the social injustices of climate change, traveling into extremely rural areas of Southern Bangladesh to show how those most severely impacted upon are often those who have contributed the least to the problem. We spent 30 days in the field with a translator visiting the most rural parts of Bangladesh to witness mass erosion and severe flooding. We also spent time in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, where we visited the slums that are inhabited by migrants who have traveled from the south of Bangladesh because they have lost their homes to erosion or flooding. We interviewed experts, affected Bangladeshis and regarded political leaders like, Dr. Saleemul Huq, the Director of ICCCAD and a Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Environment & Development (IIED), and Sarder Shafiqul Alam, a climate change expert and senior researcher. As well as attending an international renewable energy discussion where experts and political leaders from all around Asia and Europe shared adaption ideas and methods. Through this documentary, I hope to build solidarity between the Global North and the Global South not only on the issue of climate change but in realizing we are all citizens of the earth.
A six image spread of 35mm film underwater photos featuring the upcoming actress, Kiersey Clemons for UK's Hunger Magazine
Following the screening of A is for Armed, SOURCEfilms hosted a discussion panel to promote an open dialogue about the root of school shootings and whether or not gun-carrying student make campuses safer?
The panel featured Sen. Jeff Clemens, FSU Police Chief David Perry, United Faculty of Florida President Dr. Jennifer Proffitt, and students, Kaylynn Toomey, and Kaitlyn Hamby.
We wanted to thank Jacob Elpern and Kathryn Grant from the Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus for all their support. As well as, Senator Jeff Clemens and all the panelist for their participation and involvement in our community.