With 13+ years working and living in Chicago, Illinois, Samuel Murphy is a filmmaker, video artist, VJ, photographer and painter who holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Studio Art from the Film, Video, New Media and Animation department. Samuel also holds a BS in Digital Cinema specializing in editing and post-production from the University of DePaul.

sharing time between live performances, client based video work and self produced abstract art films, his focus intends to draw attention to the absurdity and depth of intersectionality that mass & minor media holds over the emotional, intellectual, historical and cultural aspects of humanity, and in short our lives as a whole. Through his creative work he focuses on the cross contamination of media forms and the unfortunate perpetuity of the status-quo they create. Manipulating this space in order to take on the emotional qualities of moving image and audio as a way to establish unstable environments that balance abstraction with uses of narrative nudging to share messages that become increasingly obvious to what their deeper meanings hold.

His work lies heavily in editing and shooting using found footage, VHS, super 8, double 8mm film, and 35mm photography based work, while maintaining high proficiency with digital formats for the sake of accessibility and his own ability. he also utilizes his skills in spray and stencil based painting and design, monitor installation, and his many years in the entertainment and hospitality industries to help input his directionality and creative goals.

he is available for commissioned work in any of the above fields, as well as general consultation and conversation. Feel free to contact me at its.5am.films@gmail.com with any questions or inquiries you may have.

my door is always open to you.

Contact

Email: its.5am.films@gmail.com

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