Samuel M. Henriques
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Two time Emmy award winner Sam Henriques is now in production on a feature Documentary about the elusive conceptual artist Dave Hammons. His recent credits include Hate Thy Neighbor: Hunting the White Devil / Viceland, Mouth Full of Shame: Jim Norton / Netflix, Indiana Joe's / A&E, Failosophy / MTV and Armageddon 101 / Nat Geo. His short film about inventor Dean Kamen; Sling Shot premiered at and won third place at Sundance Film Festival in the Focus Forward: Short Films Big Ideas series. The feature length version of Sling Shot can now be seen on Netflix. Sam's recent documentary works include: The Good Soldier, which won him an Emmy as Producer, Portrait of Wally, Burning the Future, Good People Go To Hell, Nursery University,The Klezmatics, A Cantor's Tale, and My Architect.
Henriques is best known for shooting Academy Award nominee Angola; The Farm, Produced and Directed by Jonathan Stack and Liz Garbus, about inmates at the notorious Angola State Penitentiary for which he won a Primetime Emmy for non-fiction Cinematography. Also of note is Riding The Rails for American Experience which won a Peabody award. Sam has filmed for UNICEF on health issues such as Polio in Ethiopia, AIDS in South Africa, and child labor in the Balkans. Sam began his career as a Camera Assistant on such films as Academy Award winning Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision and Common Threads: Stories From the Quilt. Also: Eyes on the Prize II, and numerous films for the American Masters series, and two Novas.
Henriques is best known for shooting Academy Award nominee Angola; The Farm, Produced and Directed by Jonathan Stack and Liz Garbus, about inmates at the notorious Angola State Penitentiary for which he won a Primetime Emmy for non-fiction Cinematography. Also of note is Riding The Rails for American Experience which won a Peabody award. Sam has filmed for UNICEF on health issues such as Polio in Ethiopia, AIDS in South Africa, and child labor in the Balkans. Sam began his career as a Camera Assistant on such films as Academy Award winning Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision and Common Threads: Stories From the Quilt. Also: Eyes on the Prize II, and numerous films for the American Masters series, and two Novas.
