Sam Dunn

Director · Actor · Writer

Sam Dunn is a Canadian anthropologist and film-maker whose work focuses on the culture of heavy metal. Together with Scot McFadyen, Dunn owns Toronto-based production company Banger Films, Inc.

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KNOWN FOR

Nurture & Nature

2024

Super Duper Alice Cooper

2014

The Ballad of Judas Priest

2026

RUSH: Time Machine

2011

Global Metal

2008

Iron Maiden: Flight 666

2009

FILMOGRAPHY

ACTOR3

Metal Evolution The Lost Episode: Extreme Metal
Metal Evolution The Lost Episode: Extreme Metal
2015
Himself
Global Metal
2008
Himself
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005
Self

DIRECTOR11

The Ballad of Judas Priest
2026
Director
Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine
2021
Director
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
2019
Director
Satan Lives
2015
Director
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014
Director
RUSH: Time Machine
2011
Director
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010
Director
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
2009
Director
Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2009
Director
Global Metal
2008
Director
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005
Director

WRITER6

Satan Lives
2015
Writer
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014
Writer
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010
Writer
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
2009
Writer
Global Metal
2008
Writer
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005
Writer

PRODUCER8

The Ballad of Judas Priest
2026
Producer
Heavy Metal Hitchhiker: The Movie
Heavy Metal Hitchhiker: The Movie
2025
Executive Producer
The Profumo Affair: Stephen Thrower on "The Perfume of the Lady in Black"
The Profumo Affair: Stephen Thrower on "The Perfume of the Lady in Black"
2025
Executive Producer
Nurture & Nature
2024
Executive Producer
Super Duper Alice Cooper
2014
Producer
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
2010
Producer
Global Metal
2008
Producer
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
2005
Producer

CINEMATOGRAPHER1

Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2009
Camera Operator