Sam Osborn
Sam Osborn is a filmmaker of Mexican-American descent. His debut feature-length documentary, Universe, was awarded Best Music Documentary by the International Documentary Association in 2021. His second film Going Varsity in Mariachi premiered at Sundance 2023 and won the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award for the U.S. Documentary Competition.
Currently, Lee is working on GHOSTS OF CHINATOWN, a scripted crime drama based around the life of China Mac; 26.2, a gritty sports drama about the San Quentin Marathon; a feature doc on AVRIL LAVIGNE; and more. Previously in scripted, Lee directed the Lionsgate feature PUBLIC DISTURBANCE with Bobby Lee and Mike Tyson; and created, wrote and directed THE CLINIC on Hulu. Previously in doc, Lee directed DEFINING MOMENTS on Hulu; music doc series AFTER THE RAVES on Netflix. Lee also executive produced the award-winning PBS series BREAKING BIG, as well as HUNGRY FOR MORE which won a New York Emmy.
Lee has also directed and produced numerous commercial campaigns for Nike, Nissan, Head & Shoulders, Red Bull, adidas, Intel, Gatorade, McDonald's, and American Express, Jaguar and more. For Nike, THE STORY OF AIR MAX and THE STORY OF DUNK broke viewership records for the company. For Nissan, his branded series WITH DAD won the Best Branded Series at the Cynopsis Awards. For Red Bull, his doc SKATE OR DIE on high-risk Native American skater kids on the reservation is now part of the Smithsonian Institute. Lee was also the winner of the Korean Film Council Filmmakers Lab for his feature film script WINTER WAR. Lee and his work have also been featured in the New York Times, LA Times, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, The Wrap, Paper Magazine and GQ.