User:Samein Priester

Samein Priester is a documentary filmmaker born and raised in New York City. Originally from Harlem, Samein (Sa) now lives with is wife, Denyse Thomasos and their daughter Syann in the East Village. Samein Priester has been passionate about film all of his life, collecting and analyzing all genres. Growing up in Harlem during the 70's he witnessed a culturally rich and politically radical yet liberating period. This experience sparked his interest in the complex social and cultural structure of urban life. Samein attempts to respectfully represent those structures in the films he creates today.