Sam Bozzo
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Sam Bozzo is an American
United States
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 film director
Film director
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 and author
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Bozzo wrote, directed, and edited three short films. For Which It Stands (1990) was screened in the Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...

. The Shadowed Cry (1992) was created as a Top 10 Director assignment for Project Greenlight
Project Greenlight
Project Greenlight was a contest and television series focusing on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. It was created by Alex Keledjian, developed by Eli Holzman and produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Sean Bailey, and Chris Moore through their production...

, run by Matt Damon
Matt Damon
Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting , from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck...

 and Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy...

. Holiday on the Moon (1994) won the TriggerStreet.com Short Film competition held at the Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...

, has been screened on the Sundance Channel and is available on a compilation DVD Spooks and Creeps. Bozzo won a 1994 CINE award for the film.

As a writer, his screenplay The Garden (2006) was produced by Stephen J. Cannell
Stephen J. Cannell
Stephen Joseph Cannell was an American television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor, and the founder of Stephen J. Cannell Productions.-Early life:...

, three other screenplays were Quarterfinalists in the Nicholl Fellowship for Screenwriting, and Bozzo's novel Sweet and Sour (2006), a dark comedy based on his script of the same name, was published through Dragonmount at CafePress.com
CafePress.com
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Bozzo has finished two feature documentaries, one on hackers
Hacker (computer security)
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 (Hackers Wanted) and the other Blue Gold: World Water Wars, inspired by the book by Maude Barlow
Maude Barlow
Maude Victoria Barlow is a Canadian author and activist. She is the National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians, a citizens’ advocacy organization with members and chapters across Canada. She is also the co-founder of the , which works internationally for the human right to water...

 and Tony Clarke
Tony Clarke
Anthony Richard Clarke, known as Tony Clarke, is a former independent Northampton Borough Council councillor, previously a British Labour Party politician, and was Member of Parliament for Northampton South from 1997-2005.-Labour Councillor and former MP:Before becoming an MP, Clarke had...

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Films

  • For Which It Stands (1990)
  • Shadowed Cry (1992)
  • Holiday on the Moon (1994)
  • Blue Gold: World Water Wars
    Blue Gold: World Water Wars
    Blue Gold: World Water Wars is an award-winning 2008 documentary by Sam Bozzo, based on the book Blue Gold: The Right to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World’s Water by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke....

  • The Garden (2006 film)
    The Garden (2006 film)
    The Garden is an American drama-horror film from 2006. It was directed by Don Michael Paul, written by Sam Bozzo, starring Lance Henriksen and Brian Wimmer...

  • Hackers Wanted (2009 - post-production)

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