SAM KAHRAR

Filmmaker + Editor
     
  

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Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)
The definitive documentary on Wu-Tang Clan founding member Ol' Dirty Bastard. The film explores how Russell Tyrone Jones created Ol' Dirty Bastard, a Hip Hop alter ego superhero that would ultimately consume him.

Role: Editor
Directed by SAM POLLARD, JASON POLLARD
PULSE FILMS





Scene Sample — Pakistan

PHOTOGRAPHER (2024)
Series for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 
EP: 6 FINDING THE LIGHT
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Muhammed Muheisen uses his art for advocacy —shining a light on families caught in the global refugee crisis.
Role: Editor
Directed by Rita Baghdadi
Produced by Little Monster



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AFTERSHOCK (2022)
Following the deaths of two young women due to childbirth complications, two bereaved families galvanize activists, birth-workers and physicians to reckon with one of the most pressing American crises today: the US maternal health crisis.

Role: ASSOCIATE Editor
Directed by PAULA EYESELT, TONYA LEWIS LEE
IMPACT PARTNERS

Aftershock premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Doc Competition, and was awarded the Special Jury Award: Impact for Change. Aftershock was acquired out of Sundance by Disney’s Onyx Collective and ABC News Studios and released on Hulu in the US and on Disney+ worldwide on July 19 2022. 


EP 4 Scene Sample — Polar Plunge
SEX DIARIES (2021)
HBO series chronicles eight New Yorkers in short, intimate profile as they navigate sex and dating in the city.

Role: ADDITIONAL Editor
Directed by JENNY CARCHMAN
Produced by VOX / HBO




Scene Sample — Spirit Possession
KUMINA QUEEN (2022)
Imogene Queenie Kennedy, a priestess in post-colonial Jamaica, shares her African spiritual practices with the world. Song, dance and trance possession are the basic elements of the expressive spiritual folk form called Kumina.

Role: ADDITIONAL Editor
Directed by NYASHA LIANG



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SIRENS (2022)
On the outskirts of Beirut, Lilas and Shery wrestle with friendship, identity and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars.

Role: ADDITIONAL Editor
Directed by RITA BAGHDADI
Produced by ANIMAL FILMS




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HAPPINESS (2024)
A documentary webseries exploring various paths to happiness.

Role: ADDITIONAL Editor
Directed by MAX JOSEPH



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15 MINUTES OF SHAME (2021)
On the outskirts of Beirut, Lilas and Shery wrestle with friendship, identity and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars.

Role: ASSOCIATE Editor
Directed by MAX JOSEPH
Executive Produced by MONICA LEWINSKY
Produced by SIX WEST /HBO




FUTUREPROOF
Forthcoming feature-length documentary

Role: SAMPLE Editor
Directed by JOHN HULSEY








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