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Sam Pausman

Born June 13, 2002 · Charlotte, NC (age 24)

Sam Pausman is a documentary filmmaker and producer based in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Bowdoin College with a B.A. in History before working as a newspaper journalist for The Wrangell Sentinel and as a food and culture writer for The Brockton Enterprise.

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Walk Gently on This Land

Walk Gently on This Land · 2026

Walk Gently on This Land

MovieDocumentary

Two tribal leaders foster a long-fought renaissance of Tlingit culture. The island's last logger carries on his family business. A longtime teacher watches as her students graduate, leave home, and inevitably return. And an oyster farmer, new to town with a young family in tow, juggles the precarious nature of living off the land.

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Walk Gently on This Land

Walk Gently on This Land · 2026

Walk Gently on This Land

MovieDocumentary

Two tribal leaders foster a long-fought renaissance of Tlingit culture. The island's last logger carries on his family business. A longtime teacher watches as her students graduate, leave home, and inevitably return. And an oyster farmer, new to town with a young family in tow, juggles the precarious nature of living off the land.

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