Laura Sampson Hemingway
- Writer
- Producer
- Actress
Born in Texas and raised in Indiana, Laura moved to New York City to study theater at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before majoring in creative writing at The New School. Following graduation, Laura gained valuable on-set experience as an actor and fashion model signed with Fenton Model Management. During this time, she developed her on-camera performance skills and learned the fluency of set work through acting in commercials and numerous independent projects. On those sets, Laura met her fellow collaborators and formed a DIY film community that lead to making her first feature.
Crossroads of America, directed by Gabrielle Muller, and written, produced by, and starring Laura, won Best Feature at Katra Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Feature, Best Director, and Best Actress at Blowup International Arthouse Film Festival. Following a successful digital festival run during the pandemic, Crossroads of America is now available to stream on Prime Video. Since releasing her award-winning first feature, Laura has earned an MFA in Screenwriting from Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema and worked as an assistant to the writer/producer/co-creator of PAUSE with Sam Jay on HBO Max. For her second feature screenplay Nolo Contendere, Laura was awarded a microgrant from PANO Network and earned a fellowship with Stowe Story Labs.
Crossroads of America, directed by Gabrielle Muller, and written, produced by, and starring Laura, won Best Feature at Katra Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Feature, Best Director, and Best Actress at Blowup International Arthouse Film Festival. Following a successful digital festival run during the pandemic, Crossroads of America is now available to stream on Prime Video. Since releasing her award-winning first feature, Laura has earned an MFA in Screenwriting from Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema and worked as an assistant to the writer/producer/co-creator of PAUSE with Sam Jay on HBO Max. For her second feature screenplay Nolo Contendere, Laura was awarded a microgrant from PANO Network and earned a fellowship with Stowe Story Labs.