Sam Fleischner is an American

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

based in New York. Fleischner is the son of the artist

Richard Fleischner Richard Fleischner is a Providence, RI–based environmental artist. Born in New York in 1944, he received a BFA and MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and ...

Career

Fleischner graduated from

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Epis ...

in 2006 with a degree in film studies. Starting with short films in 2005, he co-produced the 2009 film ''The Distance Between the Apple and the Tree''. His first narrative feature, '' Wah Do Dem'', which he wrote and directed with childhood friend Ben Chace, won the jury prize for best film at the 2009

Los Angeles Film Festival The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episod ...

. He was cinematographer on the 2011 film '' Loosies''. His next feature as director, ''

Stand Clear of the Closing Doors ''Stand Clear of the Closing Doors'' is a 2013 drama film directed by Sam Fleischner. The story is about an autistic child named Ricky who, after a particularly difficult day at school, escapes into the New York City Subway. It was shown in the ma ...

'', was funded by

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, reaching its US$35,000 target in August 2012, and won the Special Jury Prize in the Narrative Feature Section at the 2013

Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by TriBeCa Productions, Tribeca Productions. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive progra ...

.Oscilloscope Acquires Sam Fleischner’s ‘Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors’
, deadline.com, August 7, 2013 In August 2013 the North American rights to the film were acquired by

Oscilloscope Laboratories Oscilloscope Laboratories is an independent film company and distributor founded by Adam Yauch and former TH!NKFilm executive David Fenkel. It also has a recording studio and film production facilities. Fenkel returned to the company on May 4, 20 ...

. He has directed music videos for

MGMT MGMT () is an American indie rock band formed in 2002 in Middletown, Connecticut. It was founded by multi-instrumentalists Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser. Alongside VanWyngarden and Goldwasser, MGMT's live lineup currently consists of ...

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, and

Santigold Santi White (born September 25, 1976), known professionally as Santigold (formerly Santogold), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. '' Billboard'' presented her in 2022, saying: "Spanning punk rock, hip-hop, and dance music, S ...

, among others.SANTIGOLD: "Disparate Youth"
A Fist Full of Culture. By Dominic Pink. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

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