Laura Sampson Hemingway is an award-winning filmmaker (Crossroads of America) and screenwriter (Nolo Contendere, Scavengers) based in New York City. Laura’s stories have earned her a fellowship with Stowe Story Labs x Sidewalk Film Festival, a development grant from PANO Network, and an artist residency with Nostos Screenwriting Retreat. As an educator, she leads screenwriting workshops at L’École Supérieure de Réalisation Audiovisuelle in New York and proudly offers mentorship to young female/identifying writers through the national non-profit organization Girls Write Now. Select screenings of Laura’s films include Raindance Film Festival, Katra Film Series, Big Apple Film Festival, Montreal Independent Film Festival, International Film Festival The Hague, Chicago Underground Film Festival, and Blowup Film Festival.

Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, Laura is a graduate of Brooklyn College (MFA), The New School (BA), and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is a David Lynch Foundation scholarship recipient for the study of TM, an alumna of T. Schreiber Studio, a former fashion model, and a published poet. She resides in Bushwick with her husband Santiago and their cat, Tomorrow Morning (Mañana Por La Mañana).