SAMUEL RAPHAEL STANLEY

Development Producer, Rise Films, UK


Sam joined Rise in 2017 with a background in political science and care work. Since then he has worked on productions including: Dror Moreh’s The Human Factor (Sony Pictures Classics); Paul Taylor’s Emmy® nominated The Art of Political Murder (HBO); David Osit’s multi-award winning Mayor; and Shaunak Sen's All That Breathes, the only film ever to have won both the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival – where the film premiered in 2022.

Other recent productions include George Carlin’s American Dream, a two-part documentary for HBO directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, which won the 2022 Emmy® for Outstanding Documentary and Once Upon A Time In Londongrad, a timely political thriller about 14 mysterious UK deaths with alleged Russia links for Sky Documentaries, Peacock and NBCUniversal.

He is currently working in development and production on several documentaries and scripted projects including a documentary feature set in Japan; an archive-driven music documentary; and Thank You & Goodbye, a drama series on the News International phone hacking scandal directed by Saul Dibb.

Institute/ Organization Profile
Rise Films is an Oscar® and Emmy® winning production company. Its productions include The Invisible War (Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner), The Interrupters (Emmy® winner), Icarus (Oscar® winner), Knuckle (Sundance world premiere), Dreamcatcher (Sundance winner), We Are Together (Tribeca winner), Rough Aunties (Sundance winner), The Human Factor (Telluride world premiere), Mayor (Emmy® winner) and The Art of Political Murder (executive produced by George Clooney).

Roman comedy, Plebs, became ITV2’s highest rating comedy ever. The show has run for five seasons and won multiple awards including a Broadcast Award, a Royal Television Award, and received three BAFTA nominations. The series ends with a feature length finale, which was recently completed.

Website:https://www.risefilms.com