Poster of the film SAM

2016 – Short Film – Science Fiction Romantic Comedy

​Sam is an android. Kaitlin is a human. They work together. But Sam was not programmed to develop feelings for her.
What should Sam do when a new job offer, and a better and more sentimentally savvy android, threaten the future of his relationship with Kaitlin forever?
S.A.M. is a romantic Sci-Fi Short film in the not too distant future.

SHORT SYNOPSIS
Sam, a soft-spoken android, struggles to express his newfound feelings for his human co-worker. Seeking to overcome his insecurities he attempts to upgrade his personality, with disastrous results.

LOGLINE
A neurotic android has trouble expressing his newly realized romantic feelings for his human co-worker. His prospects are threatened when she gets an offer to work in another city, and a new emotionally savvy android asks her out.

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Directed by
Hector Carreon

Screenplay by
Kyle Carrie-Mattimoe / Caitlin Benton

Cast
Sean Kaufmann …     Sam
Risa Sky Stone …        Kaitlin
Doug Leoni …              Alan

Gina Phillips …            Rebecca
Michael Kazarian …   Dr. Burgundy
Kristen Calibaba …    Onyx Bracelet Model
Peter Chrapka …        Café Boyfriend
Jessica Jozefczak …     Café Girlfriend

Produced by
Sartaj Aulakh …          Associate Producer
Hector Carreon …       Executive Producer
Michael Gorlick …       Co-Producer
Jaskaran Singh …       Producer

Music by
Charlie Finlay

Cinematography by
Duncan O’Brien

Film Editing by
Peter Chrapka

Casting By
Marsha Chesley

Production Design by
Jamie Carreon

Makeup Department
Mia Jang …                  Assistant Hair Stylist / Assistant Makeup Artist
Kristyn Romanec …    Assistant Hair Stylist / Assistant Makeup Artist
Renee Tobin …           Hair Stylist / Makeup Artist

Production Management
Prateek Sachdeva …  Production Manager
Assistant Director
Nicole Lawr … First Assistant Director

Art Department
Waqar Ahmed …        Assistant Property Master
Eshaan Gupta …         Property Master
Misha Joubran …        Property Master
Ricardo Salcido …       Graphic Designer
Novica Vincic …           Graphic Designer

Sound Department

Bodongyu Huang …   Audio Assistant
Kelly Mcgahey …        Dialogue Editor / Sound Mixer
Prateek Sachdeva …  ADR Recordist
Christopher Smart … Foley Artist
Mitchell Wollziefer … Sound Designer  / Boom Operator
Heather Zions …         ADR Recordist / Foley Artist

Visual Effects by
Yuandong Feng …      Visual Effects
Sumeet Kapila …        Visual Effects
Li Li …  Visual Effects
Vineshh Vickinadas …Visual Effects Supervisor
Christian Wong …      Visual Effects Supervisor
Fiona Wong … Visual Effects
Puika Wong …            Visual Effects
Hu Yang …      Visual Effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Cameron Anderson …            Gaffer
Spencer Brown …       First Assistant Camera
Wentao Ma … Camera Operator
Jessica Salter …           Second Assistant Camera
Matther Smith …        Grip
Zach Smith …  Key Grip
Brayden Swire …        Still Photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anastasia Starova …   Costume Supervisor

Editorial Department
Kaori Castillo …          Post-Production Coordinator
Wentao Ma … Colorist
Jacky Vuong …            DMT / First Assistant Editor

Other crew
Chef Al …         Craft Service / Location Manager
Ramit Arora …            Technologist
Caitlin Benton …         Production Assistant
Juliana Brazil …          Location Manager
Jamie Carreon …        Marketing And Distribution
Kyle Carrie-Mattimoe …        Production Assistant
Pedro Cervantez …    Location Manager
Peter Chrapka …        Script Supervisor
Daniel Cormier …       Location Manager
Jennifer Deighton …  Location Manager
Oleg Donner …           Production Assistant
Gideon Gwaza …         Production Assistant
Victoria Koene …        Website Editor
Gillian Morris …          Location Manager
James Rowan …          Technologist
Ricardo Salcido …       Credit Sequence Artist
Matthew Smith …       Production Assistant
Anastasia Starova …   Production Assistant
Sharon Ungerman … Craft Service / Location Manager

Thanks
Rick Andersen …        Special Thanks
David Barlow …          Special Thanks
Greg Chown …            Special Thanks
Jean Desormeaux …   Special Thanks
Randall Kapuscinski …          Special Thanks
Didier Kennel …         Special Thanks
Maureen Mckeon …   Special Thanks
Kathleen Mullen …    Special Thanks
Jaime Carreon …          Very Special Thanks
Aroma Café Oakville …          Very Special Thanks
Goldstar Café Oakville …       Very Special Thanks
Milan Podsedly …       Special Thanks
Jane Thompson …      Special Thanks

Company Credits
Sir Heck Media Production
Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology