Sam Dunn

Sam Dunn
Dunn performing with Burn to Black, 2005
Born	(1974-03-20) 20 March 1974 (age 50) Stroud, England
Alma mater	University of Victoria (B.A.) York University (M.A.)
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker, musician, anthropologist
Awards	List International Emmy Award in 2017 for Hip-Hop Evolution Canadian Screen Award in 2017 for Hip-Hop Evolution Peabody Award in 2016 for Hip-Hop Evolution Juno Award in 2011 for Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award in 2010 for Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage SXSW Viewers Choice Award in 2009 for Iron Maiden: Flight 666 Gemini Award in 2007 for Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

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.