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{{short description|American film director}}
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| caption       = Kuhn at [[Cannes Film Festival]] May 2017
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| birth_place   = Bainbridge Island, Washington
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| nationality   = American
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| occupation    = Filmmaker
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| website       = http://samkuhn.us
| notable_works = Möbius, Finding Truelove, In Search of the Miraculous
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'''Sam Kuhn''' (born February 7, 1989) is an American [[Music video director|director]], screenwriter and photographer.  He has directed multiple short films, as well as several acclaimed [[music videos]] for bands such as [[Norah Jones]].,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-norah-jones-praise-social-protest-in-flipside-video-w477220/| title=Norah Jones Flipside by Sam Kuhn|author=Ryan Reed|date=2017|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.stereogum.com/1935485/norah-jones-flipside-video/video/| title=Norah Jones Flipside by Sam Kuhn|author=Pranav Trewn|date=2017|publisher=Stereo Gum|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref> [[Here We Go Magic]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.stereogum.com/1818451/here-we-go-magic-falling-video/mp3s/| title=Here We Go Magic "Falling" by Sam Kuhn|author=Caitlin White|date=2015|publisher=Stereo Gum|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref> and Okay Kaya.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/music/2015/10/okaya-kaya-im-stupid-but-i-love-you/| title=Okay Kaya I'm Stupid But I love You by Sam Kuhn|author=Constant Gardner|date=October 30, 2015|publisher=Pigeons And Planes|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref>
==Biography==
Kuhn graduated from [[Willamette University]]<ref>{{cite web| url=http://willamette.edu/cla/arth/alumni/profiles/kuhn.html/| title=Sam Kuhn Willamette Grad| author=| date=| publisher=Willamette University| access-date=April 28, 2017| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404000040/http://www.willamette.edu/cla/arth/alumni/profiles/kuhn.html| archive-date=April 4, 2017| url-status=dead}}</ref> in 2012 where he studied Humanities and creative writing.
==Works==
Kuhn's directorial debut was the 2012 feature documentary ''Finding Truelove'', which screened at the 2012 [[Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://themindreels.com/2012/04/29/finding-truelove-sam-kuhn-usa/| title=Finding Truelove Sam Kuhn USA|author=Tim Rideout|date=April 29, 2012|publisher=The Mind Reels|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref> Programmer Angie Driscoll<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2281239/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl/| title=Finding Truelove Synopsis|author=Angie Driscoll|date=2012|publisher=IMDB|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref> referred to the film as "The documentary equivalent of a John Hughes movie, ''Finding Truelove'' is an exuberant comedy that pays homage to all things '80s [...] with pure energy and heart."
His follow up ''In Search of the Miraculous'' premiered at the 2015 [[Slamdance Film Festival]],<ref name=slamdance>[http://slamdance.com/FROM-BASTARDS-TO-FEMALE-PERVERT-SLAMDANCE-2015-ANNOUNCES-DIVERSE "Sam Kuhn, In Search of the Miraculous"], ''FROM “BASTARDS” TO “FEMALE PERVERT” SLAMDANCE 2015 ANNOUNCES DIVERSE SPECIAL SCREENINGS, BEYOND PROGRAM AND SHORT FILM COMPETITIONS'', slamdance.com, December 8, 2014</ref> played [[Festival du Nouveau Cinema]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://2015.nouveaucinema.ca/en/films/in-the-search-of-the-miraculous/| title=In Search of the Miraculous|author=|date=2015|publisher=Festival du Nouveau Cinema|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref> [[Maryland Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web| url=https://letterboxd.com/rahnealexander/list/maryland-film-festival-2015/| title=Letter Boxd Maryland Film Festival Lineup|author=|date=2015|publisher=Letterboxd|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref>  and was featured online by [[Filmmaker Magazine]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/94198-watch-in-search-of-the-miraculous-and-friendship-at-the-east-oregon-film-festival/| title=Watch for 24 Hours: In Search of the Miraculous and Friendship from the Eastern Oregon Film Festival|author=|date=2015|publisher=Filmmaker Magazine|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref>
In January 2016 the [[Northwest Film Center]] honored Kuhn and his collaborators' past work with a collective screening of all films to date.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://nwfilm.org/films/8919/| title=NW Film Evening with Lion Attack Motion Pictures|author=|date=2016|publisher=NW Film Center|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref>
Kuhn's most recent short ''Möbius'' was the only American film to premiere in competition at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival]] as part of [[Critics' Week]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2017/04/21/canadian-short-films-added-to-cannes-festival-lineup.html/| title=Canadian Short Films Added to Cannes Festival Lineup|author=Peter Howell|date=2017|publisher=Toronto Star|accessdate=April 28, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.semainedelacritique.com/en/edition/2017/movie/mobius/| title=Semaine de la Critique Möbius|author=Sam Kuhn|date=2017|publisher=Semaine de la Critique|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref>  It was described by staff writer Thomas Fouet as "a mastered teen-movie.".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.semainedelacritique.com/en/articles/about-mobius| title=Semaine de la Critique About Möbius|author=Thomas Fouet|date=2017|publisher=Semaine de la Critique|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref>  [[Indiewire]] compared the film to the work of [[David Lynch]], in that it "blends sweeping shots of the Northwestern terrain with the creeping sense that not all is what it seems".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/mobius-cannes-critics-week-short-film-1201829024/| title=
'Möbius': First Look at Cannes Critics' Week Only American Short Film Is Positively Lynchian|author=Kate Erbland|date=2017|publisher=Semaine de la Critique|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref> [[Vice Magazine]] billed ''Möbius'' as a "Gothic Teen Romance... Sparkling with death and magic."<ref>{{cite web| url=https://creators.vice.com/en_us/article/gothic-teen-romance-mobius-film/| title=
Gothic Teen Romance "Möbius" Sparkles With Death and Magic|author=ELYSSA GOODMAN|date=2017|publisher=Creators Project Vice|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref>  During the film's premiere, Kuhn published a diary of the experience for [[Filmmaker Magazine]] tracking a strange encounter he had with an [[Obsidian]] stone gifted outside Lynch's suite.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://filmmakermagazine.com/102465-the-curse-of-black-rock-director-sam-kuhns-cannes-diary/| title=
The Curse (?) of Black Rock: Director Sam Kuhn's Cannes Diary|author=Sam Kuhn|date=2017|publisher=Filmmaker Magazine|accessdate=June 2, 2017}}</ref> It was consequentially acquired by the [[Criterion Collection]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/5845-this-week-on-the-criterion-channel| title=Tuesday's Short + Feature: Möbius and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me|author=Criterion|date=2018|publisher=Criterion Collection|accessdate=October 15, 2018}}</ref> and honored as part of the [[MoMA]]'s [[New Directors/New Films Festival]]<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.filmlinc.org/daily/complete-lineup-announced-for-47th-new-directors-new-films/| title=Complete Lineup Announced for 47th New Directors/New Films|author=Jordan Raup|date=2018|publisher=Film Society of Lincoln Center|accessdate=October 15, 2018}}</ref>
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Format
|-
|2012
|Finding Truelove
|Documentary Feature
|-
|-
|2015
|In Search of the Miraculous
|Short Film
|-
|-
|2015
|[[MIT]] Bricks<ref>{{cite web|last1=Diaz|first1=Ann-Christine|title=Editor's Picks|url=http://creativity-online.com/work/mit-media-lab-knotty-objects--bricks/42794|website=Creativity Online|accessdate=28 April 2017}}</ref>
|Short Documentary
|-
|-
|-
|2016
|Z
|Documentary Short
|-
|-
|2017
|Möbius
|Short Film
|-
|-
|(unknown)
|Untitled
|Feature Film
|-
|}
==Music videos==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Artist
|-
|2013
|It Doesn't Matter
|Aerial East
|-
|-
|2015
|I'm Stupid But I Love You
|Okay Kaya
|-
|-
|2015
|Falling
|[[Here We Go Magic]]
|-
|-
|2015
|Be Small
|Here We Go Magic
|-
|-
|2016
|Maryanne Was Quiet
|[[Luke Temple]]
|-
|-
|2017
|Flipside
|[[Norah Jones]]
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://www.samkuhn.us Sam Kuhn] Official Site
* [http://www.s-a-a-a-m.tumblr.com Sam Kuhn] Photographic
* {{IMDb name|3659274}}
* [https://imvdb.com/n/sam-kuhn] Sam Kuhn IMVDB
* [https://vimeo.com/126224421 In Search of the Miraculous] Video
* [https://vimeo.com/163619974 Z] Video
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