Sam Kuhn (born February 7, 1989) is an American

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, screenwriter and photographer. He has directed multiple short films, as well as several acclaimed

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for bands such as

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and Okay Kaya.

Biography

Kuhn graduated from

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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

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. Programmer Angie Driscoll 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

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,"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 played

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, and was featured online by

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. In January 2016 the

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honored Kuhn and his collaborators' past work with a collective screening of all films to date. Kuhn's most recent short ''Möbius'' was the only American film to premiere in competition at the

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as part of

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. It was described by staff writer Thomas Fouet as "a mastered teen-movie.". Indiewire compared the film to the work of

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, in that it "blends sweeping shots of the Northwestern terrain with the creeping sense that not all is what it seems".

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billed ''Möbius'' as a "Gothic Teen Romance... Sparkling with death and magic." During the film's premiere, Kuhn published a diary of the experience for

tracking a strange encounter he had with an

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stone gifted outside Lynch's suite. It was consequentially acquired by the

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and honored as part of the

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Biography

Works

Filmography

Music videos

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