Sam Mirpoorian is an award-winning filmmaker exploring societal themes at the intersection of time, isolation, health, science, & introspection.

His debut feature documentary, Greener Pastures, screened at over 50 film festivals between 2023-2024 & won over fifteen awards including the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2023 Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado. The film is executive produced by Academy Award-nominated & Emmy Award-winners, David J. Cornfield & Linda A. Cornfield. Greener Pastures was acquired by PBS' Academy Award-nominated & Emmy Award-winning series, Independent Lens, & made its national broadcast premiere on March 25th, 2024.

His documentary short films have screened & won awards at several Academy Award-qualifying festivals such as Tribeca, Chicago International, Austin, DOC NYC, Indy Shorts International, & many others. Safe Place was acquired by The New York Times, selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick & Best of Staff Picks for 2024, & was in the Academy Awards mix for best documentary short consideration in 2025 after garnering acclaim in 2023-2024. Saving Superman has screened at 16 Academy Award-qualifying festivals between 2024-2025 & is anticipating a release later this fall.

Sam was named a PBS Wyncote Fellow in 2023 & is a recipient of the Kodak Motion Picture Film Bronze Award for Excellence in Filmmaking. His work has been supported by Far Star Action Fund, Doc Society, Catapult Film Fund, Exposure Labs, ITVS, The Redford Center, The Points North Institute, & others.