Festival Year: 2026, 2024, 2018, 2016
Sam Sheline
Roles: Producer, Writer, Director, Director of Photography
Sam Sheline is an award-winning conservation filmmaker based in Richmond, Virginia. Sam is the founder and owner of Canoe Run Productions, a full-service documentary storytelling company. Before Canoe Run, Sam was a Producer on the Impact Story Lab at the National Geographic Society. For years, Sam has valued telling untold stories with passionate people and working to understand how to make real-world impact through storytelling. Sam also loves getting outside with his two kids and his wife, and mountain biking all over Virginia and beyond.
Festival Year: 2026, 2024, 2018, 2016