Samuel Black
Samuel Black is a documentary filmmaker at More Perfect Union, a nonprofit newsroom that covers economic and political issues across the country. He has directed, produced, and reported documentaries for PBS Frontline, Al Jazeera English, Showtime, HBO, Universal, A&E IndieFilms, Vice, and This American Life, and his work has received awards from the Overseas Press Club, the Producers Guild, the NIHCM Foundation, the Walter Cronkite Awards, the Edward R. Murrow Awards, and the News & Documentary Emmys.
Courses and Content
Sundance Institute's Story Forum: Online Event Registration
Join us from anywhere on January 29–30 for 15+ immersive online sessions. Explore the cutting edge of independent filmmaking through deep dives into virtual production, documentary ethics, and sustainable independent workflows.
Jan30
Story Forum Online
9:00AM - 12:00PM (PST)
Tackling the Ethics of AI through the Making of GHOST IN THE MACHINE with Valerie Veatch
With: Samuel Black and 9 more
Tackling the Ethics of AI through the Making of GHOST IN THE MACHINE with Valerie Veatch
January 30, 2026
9:00AM - 12:00PM (PST)
9:00AM - 12:00PM (PST)
With: Samuel Black, Alix Dunn, Johnathan Flowers, Krystal Kauffman, Richard Mathenge, Milagros Miceli, Thema Monroe-White , Mophat Okinyi, Tiera Tanksley and Valerie Veatch
In this special three-hour session, Valerie Veatch will present a deep-dive into the making of her documentary as well as the technology’s implications with regards to race, gender, data, labor, the climate, and more. Veatch will lead a series of three panel discussions with nine experts who appear in her film.