What We Do
I am a filmmaker based in Kenya, focused on telling stories that spotlight positive impact—on people, the environment, and the world around us.
About
Samuel is a Nairobi-based documentary filmmaker and the founder of Life Spark Studios, a creative documentary production studio focused on thoughtful, character-driven stories. His work has appeared on platforms such as Bloomberg and Cognizant, with his most recent project acquired by Scientific American. He is a 2023 VC Solutions Storytelling Project Fellow and a 2021 One World Media Fellow, and his work has been recognized by institutions including the Montreal International Black Film Festival and the Kalasha Film & TV Awards. Samuel is dedicated to amplifying everyday voices and creating human-centered stories that inform, engage, and contribute meaningfully to society.
Featured Work
Why Investors Are Piling Into African Startups
Africa's tech startups raised a record $5 billion in 2021 as investors piled into firms trying to fix the continent's thorniest problems. But money isn't flowing evenly. I was commissioned by Bloomberg Digital to film at iHub Nairobi.
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Financing Alliance for Health (FAH) | Dr. Angela Gichaga | 2022 Skoll Awardee
Financing Alliance for Health is a Kenya-based, African-led partnership and technical advisory fund that works with governments, donors, and the private sector to address systemic financing challenges to scaling community health programs across sub-Saharan Africa. Financing Alliance for Health has contributed to securing more than $200 million in financing for at-scale community health systems. It has engaged governments across 12 countries, and contributed to the official recognition of more than 415,000 Community Health Workers in policy and practice.
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Nairobi | 21 Places of the Future | Center for the Future of Work | Cognizant
Desmond Dickerson from Cognizant's Center for the Future of Work speaks with entrepreneurs, corporate innovators and educators about how they're all working together to make Nairobi a place of the future.
View OnlineDocubox East Africa Film Fund | Short Documentary
Commissioned by Docubox East African Film Fund, a non-profit organization in Nairobi, to script, film and edit a short documentary about the work they do within the creative sector in Africa.
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