Sam Icklow

Sam's award-winning work, known for its subversive content and commitment to diverse voices, has been featured at venues including Slamdance, Outfest,  Frameline and the German Historical Museum in Berlin. They have worked as a Development Executive for Arcadia in Australia (Sissy, While The Men Are Away), as well as in Marketing and Acquisitions & Distribution at Participant in Los Angeles (Spotlight, The Green Book, An Inconvenient Truth).

They recently wrote the sixth episode of While The Men Are Away (SBS/Red Arrow International), and completed a Screen NSW-supported Director's Attachment on all 8 episodes of the series.

Sam co-wrote and directed the 2020 digital comedy Apricot  (Slamdance, Outfest, Nashville), and  adapted and directed the short film The Moth from SJ Norman's award-winning book Permafrost. 

Sam has worked in Indonesia, Berlin and Los Angeles, holds a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. They have a diverse slate of film and tv projects in various stages of development.