Manchester Animation Festival

As a filmmaker, Samantha’s interest is in collaborative animation practice. She is interested in hidden and overlooked stories and communities, especially those marginalised by gender, age, socio-economic status, visual accessibility, and geography.

Samantha has worked with a variety of groups, from lingerie machinists to microbiologists. Her work encourages collaborators to claim space inside the frame, and they work together to build a ‘collaborative cycle’ of feedback. This process of collaboration always begins with conversation and connection.

Samantha’s films have won several accolades, including two awards from the science journal Nature (2010, 2016) and a BAFTA nomination (2024). She is also Head of Animation at the Royal College of Art in London.