Samuel McIntosh is a writer and director based in Los Angeles, California. His films have played festivals around the world, including Beyond Fest, Brooklyn Horror, New/Next Fest, and Champs-Élysées. His work is surreal and cinematic, often exploring themes of dreams, loneliness, structures of power, and featuring textured, poetic visuals. His film METAL (distributed by Next Films Fr) premiered at Champs-Élysées 2025, where it won the Audience Award for Best American Short.