Sam Dunn
Sam Dunn (born 20 March 1974) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, musician, and anthropologist, best known for his series of documentaries on heavy metal music. He co-owns Toronto-based production company Banger Films with Scot McFadyen. Dunn holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Victoria and a master's degree from York University where his thesis work focused on Guatemalan refugees.[1]
For other people with the same name, see Samuel Dunn (disambiguation).
Sam Dunn
20 March 1974
Filmmaker, musician, anthropologist
- International Emmy Award in 2017 for Hip-Hop Evolution
Canadian Screen Award in 2017 for Hip-Hop Evolution
Peabody Award in 2016 for Hip-Hop Evolution
Juno Award in 2011 for Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award in 2010 for Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage
SXSW Viewers Choice Award in 2009 for Iron Maiden: Flight 666
Gemini Award in 2007 for Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
Dunn's first documentary film, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, won a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Documentary. His additional credits include the Grammy-nominated Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and Super Duper Alice Cooper, winner of Best Feature-Length Documentary at the Canadian Screen Awards. Dunn co-directed and hosted the biggest-ever TV series on the history of heavy metal, Metal Evolution, which reached #1 on VH1 Classic (USA) and M3 (Canada), and most-recently co-directed the Netflix original series Hip-Hop Evolution which has been awarded a Peabody,[2] an International Emmy,[3] and a Canadian Screen Award.