Sam Salerno

An auteur of the gritty, Sam Salerno was born in 1965 in New York City, USA and has been active in the filmmaking industry since the late 1980s. Known for his work in genres of crime and thriller, his most celebrated films include the noir-thriller "City of Shadows" and the crime-drama "Underworld's Edge", both of which have earned him critical acclaim but no major awards at film festivals. Salerno's authorial style is marked by his fascination with the dark underbelly of urban life and his ability to portray it with a raw authenticity, often using a muted color palette and sharp, kinetic camera work. As a person, Salerno is much like his films – intense, uncompromising, and deeply in love with the art of storytelling.