Life According to Sam | |
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Directed by |
Sean Fine Andrea Nix Fine |
Produced by |
Sean Fine Andrea Nix Fine |
Starring | Sam Berns |
Production
company |
HBO Documentary Films
Fine Films |
Distributed by | HBO |
Release date
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October 21, 2013 |
Running time
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94 minutes |
Life According to Sam is a 2013 documentary film based on the life of Sam Berns, who suffered from progeria. Berns died on 10 January 2014.
The documentary was produced by HBO, screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2013, and directed by Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine. It won a 2013 Peabody Award. It won an Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking.