biography

Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian is an Emmy Award & Television Academy Honors Award-winning filmmaker exploring societal themes at the intersection of time, isolation, health, science, & introspection. His debut feature documentary, Greener Pastures, screened at over 50 film festivals between 2023-2024 & won over fifteen awards including the coveted Television Academy Honors Award from the Primetime Emmys in 2025. The film is executive produced by Academy Award-nominated & Emmy Award-winners, David J. Cornfield & Linda A. Cornfield. Greener Pastures was acquired by and made its national broadcast premiere via PBS' Academy Award-nominated & Emmy Award-winning series, Independent Lens. His documentary short films have screened & won awards at several Academy Award-qualifying festivals such as Tribeca, Chicago International, Austin, DOC NYC, Indy Shorts International, & many others. Safe Place was acquired by The New York Times, selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick & Best of Staff Picks for 2024, & was in the Academy Awards mix for best documentary short consideration in 2025 after garnering acclaim in 2023-2024. Saving Superman has screened at 18 Academy Award-qualifying festivals between 2024-2025 & is anticipating a release later this fall.