Sam Dunn

Known for

Directing

Born

March 20, 1974 (age 52)

Birthplace

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

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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Best known work

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

2005

Iron Maiden: Flight 666

2009

Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage

2010

Global Metal

2008

Hip Hop Evolution

2016

ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas

2019

Metal Evolution

2011

Super Duper Alice Cooper

2014

RUSH: Time Machine

2011

Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?

2023

Filmography

2026
Neil Peart: No One's Disciple
Director
2026
The Ballad of Judas Priest
Director, Producer
2025
The Profumo Affair: Stephen Thrower on "The Perfume of the Lady in Black"
Executive Producer
2025
Heavy Metal Hitchhiker: The Movie
Executive Producer
2024
Nurture & Nature
Executive Producer
2023
Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?TV
Executive Producer, Director, Creator
2021
Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine
Director
2019
ZZ Top: That Little Ol' Band from Texas
Director
2016
Hip Hop EvolutionTV
Executive Producer
2015
Satan Lives
Director, Writer
2015
Metal Evolution The Lost Episode: Extreme Metal
as Himself
2014
Super Duper Alice Cooper
Writer, Director, Producer
2013
Story of MetalTV
as Sam Dunn (11 episodes), Creator
2011
Metal EvolutionTV
as Himself (12 episodes), Director, Creator
2011
RUSH: Time Machine
Director
2010
Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage
Director, Writer, Producer
2009
Joe Bonamassa: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Director, Camera Operator
2009
Iron Maiden: Flight 666
Writer, Director
2008
Global Metal
as Himself, Director, Writer, Producer
2005
Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
as Self, Director, Writer, Producer