Sam Gurry

Sam Gurry is a Los Angeles–based interdisciplinary artist whose practice centers on the moving image, weaving together documentary, animation, and speculative fiction into a singular, fluid visual language. Their films blur the boundaries between observed reality and constructed worlds, offering narratives that feel both intimate and otherworldly.

Gurry’s work has earned recognition at some of the most prestigious international festivals, including official selections at the Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW, Slamdance, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the Ottawa International Animation Festival. These screenings have positioned Gurry as a distinctive voice in contemporary experimental cinema, where genre conventions are less important than emotional and perceptual truth.

Gurry holds an MFA in Experimental Animation from the California Institute of the Arts, where they refined a hybrid approach to filmmaking that resists easy categorization. Rather than treating animation and live-action as opposing techniques, Gurry integrates them seamlessly, creating pieces that feel alive with possibility and layered meaning.

Whether exploring memory, identity, or the uncanny textures of everyday life, Gurry’s films invite audiences to question what they see—and what they imagine. With a body of work that continues to expand across festivals and platforms, Gurry is an artist to watch for those interested in the evolving possibilities of the moving image.