Sam Dunn
Directing · Director · Writer · Producer
Born Mar 20, 1974 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Active 2005–present
Sam Dunn is a Canadian anthropologist and film-maker whose work focuses on the culture of heavy metal. Together with Scot McFadyen, Dunn owns Toronto-based production company Banger Films, Inc.
Filmography
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (2005) — Director · Writer · ProducerIron Maiden: Flight 666 (2009) — Writer · DirectorRush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (2010) — Director · Writer · ProducerGlobal Metal (2008) — Director · Writer · ProducerHip Hop Evolution (2016) — Executive ProducerZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas (2019) — DirectorMetal Evolution (2011) — Director · CreatorSuper Duper Alice Cooper (2014) — Writer · Director · ProducerRUSH: Time Machine (2011) — DirectorThe Profumo Affair: Stephen Thrower on "The Perfume of the Lady in Black" (2025) — Executive ProducerGeddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? (2023) — Executive Producer · Director · CreatorTriumph: Rock & Roll Machine (2021) — DirectorJoe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2009) — Director · Camera OperatorStory of Metal (2013) — Sam Dunn · CreatorSatan Lives (2015) — Director · WriterNurture & Nature (2024) — Executive ProducerHeavy Metal Hitchhiker: The Movie (2025) — Executive ProducerThe Ballad of Judas Priest (2026) — Director · Producer