Samantha Yabut
Film Editor | Assistant Editor
DOCUMENTARIES
Get Hooked - Season 1
TV Series on AMI+ & OUTtv
DIT / Assistant Editor / Editor
Get Hooked is a 6-part documentary series that follows four queer millennial women as they fish (catch & release) with guides from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Through escaping their comfort zones, they find the community they were searching for in nature. Get Hooked breaks down barriers to the mental health benefits of nature and changes the narrative around queer, black, brown, indigenous, and disabled people in the outdoors.
Drag Heals - Season 4
TV Series on OUTtv, Amazon, & Apple Canada
Editor
Drag Heals is a hybrid stage workshop and documentary TV series that follows six drag artists over a month of workshops to build their own show. In each workshop, a guest coach joins stage director Tracey Erin Smith in exploring soul-deep story sharing techniques as well as the unique talents and skills required from a drag performer.
Animal Calling
Short Documentary
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Co-Producer & Co-Editor
A young veterinarian enjoys a rare, relaxing morning in her quiet country home as she reflects on the mental health crisis silently afflicting those working in the field of animal medicine.
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Animal Calling has been selected to screen at over 15 Film Festivals internationally. It won Best International Micro Film at Oregon Documentary Film Festival and has been selected to screen at Northwest Fest, Rendezvous with Madness, DOCUTAH, and more.
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On the Fence
Short Documentary
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Editor
On The Fence follows several intertwined conversations with a multicultural film crew and their struggle with identity through the lens of poetic documentary filmmaking.
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On The Fence is part of CBC's Absolutely Canadian series,
and has been selected to screen at Reelworld Film Festival, Vancouver International Women Film Festival, Canadian Film Festival, and many more.
In-Tents
Short Documentary
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Production Manager & Post-Production Supervisor
Scattered across Hamilton's public parks, citizens have sheltered in groups of tent communities known as "Tent Cities" In Tents is a documentary that deals with the reality faced by people living in these communities."
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In Tents has been selected to screen at
Rendezvous With Madness, Hamilton Film Festival, Vox Popular Media Arts Festival, Chilliwack Independent Film Festival, and more.
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Nature Gone Viral
Short Documentary
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Producer
Nature Gone Viral is a short documentary exploring the impact of social media on beloved nature destinations such as farms and national parks, quickly turning them into hotspots. for photos.
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Sean Davis, the owner of Davis Family Farm in Caledon, Ontario recounts how his sunflower field skyrocketed to "Instagram Famous" in a matter of days.