THE SINGERS
A genre-bending film adaptation of a 19th-century short story written by Ivan Turgenev, in which a lowly pub full of downtrodden men connect unexpectedly through an impromptu sing-off.
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With a cast comprised of first-time actors from the unlikeliest corners of TikTok and YouTube, the film is a celebration of diamonds in the rough and a testament to the power of vulnerability through art.
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Director: Sam Davis
Sam Davis is an Oscar-nominated multi-hyphenate filmmaker with a foundation in cinematography. After graduating from USC's School of Cinematic Arts, he produced, shot, and edited the 2019 Academy Award-winning Netflix short Period. End of Sentence.
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Since then, his films have gone on to receive honors at Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW among others. In 2023, Sam was nominated for an Emmy for his cinematography work on the SXSW-winning New York Times Op-Doc Long Line of Ladies, which he also produced.
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He later produced and shot the Disney+ short NÇŽi Nai & Wài Pó which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2024. Sam collaborated with Sean Wang as the cinematographer on the 2024 Sundance Film Festival breakout, Dìdi, which won the Audience Award and sold to Focus Features.
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He is currently in production on an unprecedented longitudinal timeline feature documentary, his first as a director.
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