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Sam Fleischner is an American
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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 an ...
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Career

Fleischner graduated from
Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the Methodi ...
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
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. He was cinematographer on the 2011 film ''
Loosies ''Loosies'' (also known as ''Love Is Not a Crime'' and ''Pick Pocket'') is a 2012 romantic comedy-drama film written and produced by Peter Facinelli, and directed by Michael Corrente. The film stars Peter Facinelli, Jaimie Alexander, Michael Mads ...
''. His next feature as director, '' Stand Clear of the Closing Doors'', 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
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.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
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. He has directed music videos for
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, among others.SANTIGOLD: "Disparate Youth"
A Fist Full of Culture. By Dominic Pink. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.


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