Sam joined Rise in 2017 with a background in political science and care work. Since then he has worked on productions including: Dror Moreh’s The Human Factor (Sony Pictures Classics); Paul Taylor’s The Art of Political Murder (HBO); David Osit’s Mayor (Emmy® winner); and Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes – the only film ever to have won both the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival – where the film premiered in 2022. The film recently received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for Best Documentary.

Other recent productions include George Carlin’s American Dream, a two-part documentary for HBO directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, which won the 2022 Emmy® for Outstanding Documentary; and Once Upon A Time In Londongrad, a timely political thriller about 14 mysterious UK deaths with alleged Russia links for Sky Documentaries, Peacock and NBC Universal. 

He is currently developing and producing various documentary and scripted projects, including productions for ESPN/Disney and A24.