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I’m a Pasadena based director, producer, and editor with a decade of experience.
I love what I do, and I have a wide background, from advertising and TV shows to films and documentaries. If we hop on a call I’m sure I’ll be able to help.
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My recent work as a Director
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The Real Cost
With a staggering 1.8 trillion dollars in student loan debt, the average American household owes $39,000, affecting minorities and only expanding the racial gap even wider. A significant percentage of these people have paid their debt by now. Still, it’s the penalties, the uncontrolled interest, and the predatory behaviors of loan companies that keep piling upon them. Are the current efforts from the government enough to make a change?
Directed by Sam Menendez
In Production
On AppleTV
In Development
Priced Out of Paradise
Hawaii has been a popular visitor destination for more than a century. Since the pandemic, the island has become a victim of its own success as ‘One-Percenters’ keep buying homes on the islands.
Owning a home is one of the most important contributors to building economic security and an essential part of the American dream, but with median prices for a single-family home topping $1.1 million on Oahu, owning a home, and gaining the financial stability that can go with it is simply out of reach for most people.
Directed by Annie & Sam Menendez
Hurricane Maria:
Stories from the Storm
Hurricane Maria left 3.4 million American citizens in what came to be the longest power blackout in American history. This film is a deep look into the lives forever changed by the storm. Resilience and community work are Puerto Rico's the best hope for the struggles of a forgotten state.
Directed by: Sam Menendez
On Amazon Prime
Supply Run
A high-stakes international travel reality show. A team of 4 must acquire and deliver a list of crucial items to a remote community deep in the Indian Himalayas.
Directed by Jake Vanags & Sam Menendez
Stranded
After over a decade of dedicating our work to documentaries at Apollo Studios, we have decided it is time for us to make the jump to narrative work.
Wrote, produced by us, and currently in production, ‘Stranded’ is the story of an astronaut working in Earth’s orbit which is left in space as a nuclear disaster breaks out and devastates the planet. How can she come home, when there might not be a home to come back to?
Written & Directed by Sam Menendez
The Darkest Morning
Our next documentary, currently in development, will visit one of America’s most painful mornings. For better, or worse, 9/11 changed the world forever.
This documentary will step back, and focus on the individuals who experienced this catastrophic event firsthand, those ‘lucky’ ones, that survived to tell the story.
Directed by Sam Menendez
Moon Landing
In the early 1950s, amid the Cold War, the U.S. worried the Soviet Union was winning the space race, after 2 successful launches. Apollo 11 is now ready, fueled by the dreams and aspirations of the free world, but what if the mission was never going to be a success?
What if the conspiracy theories are true, and the furthest human step into the unknown was all part of a sham? and what if the astronauts didn’t know?
Written & Directed by Sam Menendez
Commercial Work
