Samuel Miller (writer)

Samuel Miller is an American novelist and screenwriter.[1] He is most noted as co-writer with Cody Lightning of the 2023 film Hey, Viktor!, for which they received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.[2]

Originally from Vermillion, South Dakota,[1] he has been a singer in the alternative rock band Paradise Fears.[3] He subsequently moved to Los Angeles, California, to study film and television production at the University of Southern California.[1]

He published his debut young adult novel A Lite Too Bright in 2018,[4] and followed up with Redemption Prep in 2020.[5] His third novel, Dark Parts of the Universe, is slated for publication in spring 2024.[6]

As a filmmaker, he wrote and directed the short film Tensi prior to collaborating with Lightning on Hey, Viktor!, which premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival,[7] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,[8] before going into commercial release in 2024.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rebekah Tuchscherer, "South Dakota author makes Amazon best-seller list with alt-history novel". Argus Leader, July 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Morgan Matzen, "Paradise Fears: Where are they now?". The Volante, September 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "A Lite Too Bright". Publishers Weekly, April 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Alaine Martaus, "Redemption Prep by Samuel Miller (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Vol. 73, No. 10 (June 2020). p. 439.
  6. ^ "Dark Parts of the Universe". Publishers Weekly, January 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Gary M. Kramer, "'We need to laugh': 'Hey, Viktor' is a much-needed send-up of Native dysfunction and Hollywood". Salon, June 12, 2023.
  8. ^ John Hazelton, "TIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema". Screen Daily, August 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Brittany Hobson, "‘Make people laugh’: Cody Lightning bares all in directorial debut ‘Hey, Viktor!’". CityNews, March 14, 2024.


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