Sam Kellman

Founder at Inside the Box Productions

Sam Kellman is a 19-year-old filmmaker and themed entertainment geek living in Los Angeles.
He's been making films for as long as he can remember. Over the course of high school (LACHSA, the #1 performing arts high school in the U.S.), Sam has written, directed, and produced numerous shorts, some going on to win various awards and nominations at festivals, including Moondance, WestFlix, NFFTY, Luminescence, Seattle International Film Festival, All American High School Film Festival, and more. Along with writing and directing projects, he is also an editor and visual effects artist, using those talents to further enhance his stories.
Additionally, Sam utilizes his annual home haunt, The Opechee Haunt, as a way to showcase his passion for themed entertainment, and as a vehicle to grow as an immersive storyteller. He has been invited to create haunted attractions for the Hall of Shadows at the world’s largest Halloween and horror convention, Midsummer Scream (2017, 2018, 2019); has been featured on panels at both Midsummer Scream (Next Generation Haunters: A New Breed of Terror, 2018) and ScareLA (New Blood, 2015); and is profiled in SAGA Studios’ 2018 documentary, Epic Home Haunts (currently available on Amazon Prime Video). The Haunt has operated in one way or another for ten consecutive years!
Additionally, he has recently launched his own independent production company, Inside the Box Creative, which you can check out at goinsidethebox.com!
For Sam, stories always come first. It's all about finding creative ways to tell them.