- An award-winning writer and producer, Samantha Hart has had a successful career in the entertainment industry, which began under the mentorship of David Geffen at his venerable record label, Geffen Records working with artists Nirvana, Guns 'N Roses, and Aerosmith. She went on to become Creative Director at Gramercy Pictures (now Focus Films). Samantha's creative vision brought prominence to such independent features as Dead Man Walking, Fargo, The Usual Suspects, and Four Weddings And A Funeral. She continued her run of hits at Fox Searchlight with Waking Ned Devine, and Boys Don't Cry before moving to Universal Pictures as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Advertising. Seguing to commercial advertising in 2004, she went on to run Foundation Content, the production/editorial powerhouse she co-founded in Chicago with James Lipetzky, before the duo re-branded in Los Angeles as Wild Bill Creative in 2017.
Passionate about non-profits, Sam has developed and directed campaigns for Boys and Girls Club, A Place Called Home, Inside Out, and Participant Pictures. Her creative direction for United Way Chicago entitled Clothesline earned her the prestigious Gold Hugo Award.
Sam is publishing her first book, Blind Pony, in 2020. The book is a poignant memoir covering roughly twenty years of Sam's life growing up on a farm in rural Pennsylvania which may sound like a childhood idyll. But for Sam, it was a twisted vision of pastoral family life part Faulkner part Dante. At fourteen years old, she ran away to find her father, a man she only knew as Wild Bill. Discovering he wasn't the hero she's hoped he'd be, she was on her own.
Ultimately, she would find her calling in the entertainment industry.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Samantha Hart - Samantha Hart's career has spanned music, film, and advertising, earning her a reputation as an award-winning Creative Director. Her creative marketing campaigns brought prominence and Academy Awards to films such as Fargo, Dead Man Walking, and Boys Don't Cry while earning cult status for independent features, Dazed and Confused, Four Weddings and A Funeral, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
With her partner, Sam built a successful company in the advertising industry, Foundation, with over forty employees and offices in Chicago and Los Angeles. Under Sam's leadership, Foundation earned distinction as an early disrupter of the traditional production and post-production models combining the two under one roof.
In 2017, Sam and her partner, James Lipetzky, re-branded and started Wild Bill. The team provides creative through finishing for many clients, including luxury brands, startups, and non-profits.
On March 15, 2021, Sam's powerful memoir, BLIND PONY As True A Story As I Can Tell, was released to rave reviews, followed by the audio book version, which she narrates. She is currently developing a documentary series to direct and is busy writing her next book, a novel.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Samantha Hart
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