Samantha Knowles is an award-winning Brooklyn-based filmmaker.  In addition to working as an associate producer on various feature length narrative and documentary films, she has also directed and produced numerous short documentaries and videos.

Her most recent film, a short documentary titled WHY DO YOU HAVE BLACK DOLLS? won the Spirit Award at the Reel Sisters Film Festival, earned a NY City Council Citation, won the Audience Choice Award at the Women, Action, & the Media (WAM) Film Festival, and has been an official selection in numerous film festivals.  Her work has also been featured in numerous publications including the NY Daily News, Jet Magazine, the Huffington Post, the Grio, and BET.com.  She graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a B.A. in Film Studies and Psychology and currently freelances as a producer in New York City.