A visionary Indian filmmaker, whose creative spirit knows no bounds.
Trouble rarely announces itself in Sam Toor’s films. It arrives like a private joke — unsettling, wry, and quietly furious.
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A visionary Indian filmmaker, whose creative spirit knows no bounds.
Director Profile
A self-taught filmmaker, Sam began experimenting with cameras at 17, inspired by the quiet menace of Spielberg’s early work — Duel — and later shaped by the moral ambiguity and dry irony of the Coen Brothers. His earliest experiments became a through-line: an appetite for character-first stories where humor undercuts danger and fate composes the score.
Creative Philosophy
Sam makes films for the architecture of story — not trend or checklist. He believes tension is an atmosphere you build from silence, micro-expressions and sound; that humor should appear only when it complicates the moment; and that characters should always be the engine of surprise. He chooses projects selectively: each film must fit the mood he seeks to excavate and the moral questions he wants to hold up to the light.
Bringing Your Vision to Life
Pre-Production Planning
This service involves scriptwriting, storyboarding, location scouting, casting, and all the necessary preparations before actual filming begins.
Cinematography
Cinematographers, or directors of photography, provide expertise in capturing high-quality visuals. This includes camera operation, lighting design, and shot composition.
Production Crew
This encompasses the hiring and coordination of various crew members, such as producers, directors, sound engineers, makeup artists, and production assistants.
Post-Production Editing
Video editing is a crucial service where raw footage is transformed into a polished, cohesive narrative. Editors cut and arrange footage, add effects, and refine the final product.
Visual Effects (VFX)
VFX professionals create computer-generated imagery (CGI) and other special effects to enhance the visual appeal of a video or film. This includes adding digital characters, environments, and explosions.
Sound Design and Audio Production
Sound engineers & designers work to create high-quality audio for the video. This includes recording, editing, & mixing audio elements like dialogue, music, & sound effects.
Color Grading
Colorists adjust the color and tone of the video to achieve a specific look or mood. This process is essential for setting the visual style of the production.
Distribution and Marketing
After production, companies often assist with marketing, distribution, and promotion of the final product. This include submitting films to festivals, & creating marketing, etc.
Feature Highlight — Town Glitch
Sam serves as director and co-producer on Town Glitch. The project challenged him as a storyteller, pushing both visual strategy and tonal range: a thin line between dread and dark humor, a play of perspectives that demands careful directorial choices.
Four friends discover a crashed car in an abandoned town. Each of them begins to see a different version of the same event — and as realities diverge, the truth begins to look dangerously personal.
As the production of “Town Glitch” unfolds, Sam Toor invites audiences behind the scenes to catch glimpses of the creative process.
While details about the plot and genre remain tightly under wraps, the evocative imagery and behind-the-scenes footage shared on this website provide a tantalizing glimpse into the imaginative universe of “Town Glitch.”
Global Creative Unit
Sam works with a selective global creative unit, drawing on editorial, musical and post-production collaborators who elevate his cinematic language:
Ricky Smith
Director Of Photography
Mariana Martins
Film Editor
George Palousis
Film Composer
Sara Sacoto
Film Composer
Silvia Pozza
Colorist
Daryl Peach
Film Editor
Shishank Dayal
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