Sam Green
Directing
Born: 1966-01-01 · East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Biography
Sam Green (born in 1966; East Lansing) is an American documentary filmmaker. His most recent projects are “live documentaries” including 32 Sounds (2022) with electronic musician JD Samson, A Thousand Thoughts (2018) in collaboration with the Kronos Quartet, The Measure of All Things (2014), and The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller (2012), which premiered at the Museum of Modern Art as part of the San Francisco International Film Festival. All four works are performed live, with Green narratin
🎬 Movies (25)
The Oldest Person in the World
2026
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32 Sounds
2023
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Annea Lockwood: A Film About Listening
2021
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7 Sounds
2020
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Don’t Call Me Gay Zelig
2019
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And with Him Came the West
2019
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Julius Caesar Was Buried in a Pet Cemetery
2018
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A Thousand Thoughts
2018
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This is What the Future Looked Like
2017
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The Measure of All Things
2014
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Love Letter to the Fog
2013
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A Cinematic Study of Fog in San Francisco
2013
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The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller
2012
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The Universal Language
2011
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(Commissioned) Portrait of Las Vegas
2011
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Utopia in Four Movements
2010
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Utopia, Part 3: The World's Largest Shopping Mall
2009
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Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
2008
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Clear Glasses
2008
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Lot 63, Grave C
2006
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N Judah 5:30
2004
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The Weather Underground
2002
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Pie Fight '69
2000
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The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains
1999
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The Rainbow Man/John 3:16
1997
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