Sam Zuchero | |
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Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, artist |
Spouse | Andy Zuchero |
Awards | Alfred P. Sloan Prize |
Website | https://www.thezucheros.com/ |
Sam Zuchero is an American filmmaker from Topanga, California. Together with husband Andy Zuchero, she is half of the filmmaking team "The Zucheros."[1] They have been making art together since their teens.[2]
The Zucheros' first feature film, Love Me (2024 film), premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. The film, starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun, received the 2024 Alfred P. Sloan Prize, bestowed annually by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to "an outstanding feature film focusing on science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character."[3]
Zuchero's first feature film, Love Me (2024 film), is described as "a sci-fi romance center[ed] on a satellite and an ocean-bound buoy who become increasingly sentient and fall in love over the course of billions of years." Production took place on location in Alberta, Canada; Vancouver, Canada; and the Dumont Dunes of California before shooting sections of the film on a soundstage. For the sections on the soundstage, the Zucheros worked with production designer Zazu Myers to construct a circular set. The score for the film was written by David Longstreth, the lead singer and guitarist for The Dirty Projectors.[4] Love Me premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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2024 | Love Me (2024 film) | Yes | Yes | [5] |
Year | Award | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | Alfred P. Sloan Prize | Love Me (2024 film) | Won | [6] |