Sam Aotaki

Sam Aotaki is a Director, Writer, and Actor based in Los Angeles, CA who is the eyes behind SAMURAI. Sam is a multi-faceted creative who has been working behind and in front of the camera for over a decade. She focuses on keeping a street, gritty, and guerilla style aesthetic to honor her roots being born and raised in Los Angeles. Sam is currently the Creative Director for the up and coming punk band: DAMNAGE.

Her feature film script, IKIGAI, is currently in the festival market which has already become a finalist in the Los Angeles Crime and Horror Festival, The Santa Barbara International Screenwriting awards, and honorable mention in the New York Screenwriting Awards, stay tuned with many more results to come!

In addition, you can see her work as an actress in Handle With Care, winner of Best Comedy Short in IFS Film Festival 2024, XOXO on Netflix, the upcoming vampire horror short: WOKE written and directed by Xian Elder, as well as her extensive commercial work for companies like Homes.com, Sony Music, Microsoft, Popcorners, Dr.Beats and Toyota. She is currently represented commercially and theatrically by JVC Talent Agency.