Sam Barrett

Writer/Director

Sam was born in Perth, Western Australia. After graduating with a Masters in Screen Studies he wrote and directed three independent feature films. The most recent, Dark Sister, was acquired by Wild Side Releasing and broadcast nationwide in Australia. After directing TV commercials and a children’s television series Sam went through a “boiler plate existential crisis”. He fled his hometown to evolve his story-brain and achieved an Honours degree in English Literature.

He teaches screenwriting and is currently developing a science fiction drama series in the inaugural

Imagine Impact Australia accelerator program.