Sam Dunn | |
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 Dunn performing with Burn to Black, 2005 | |
| Born | 20 March 1974 Stroud, England |
| Alma mater | University of Victoria (B.A.) York University (M.A.) |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, musician, anthropologist |
| Awards | List
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Sam Dunn (born 20 March 1974) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, musician, and anthropologist, best known for his series of documentaries on heavy metal music. He co-owns Toronto-based production company Banger Films with Scot McFadyen. Dunn holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Victoria and a master's degree from York University where his thesis work focused on Guatemalan refugees.[1]
Dunn's first documentary film, Metal: A Headbanger's Journey, won a Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Documentary. His additional credits include the Grammy-nominated Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage and Super Duper Alice Cooper, winner of Best Feature-Length Documentary at the Canadian Screen Awards. Dunn co-directed and hosted the biggest-ever TV series on the history of heavy metal, Metal Evolution, which reached #1 on VH1 Classic (USA) and M3 (Canada), and most-recently co-directed the Netflix original series Hip-Hop Evolution which has been awarded a Peabody,[2] an International Emmy,[3] and a Canadian Screen Award.
- ^ "Chief Headbanger". YorkU: 23. Summer 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ "Hip-Hop Evolution". Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Awards - Previous Winners - International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences". www.iemmys.tv. Retrieved 2018-03-05.