Sean Mullin is an award-winning filmmaker who holds an MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University and a B.S. from The United States Military Academy at West Point.As a writer/director, his short films - Sadiq, Man is a Bridge, and The 14th Morning - have won numerous awards and played at film festivals around the world. His MFA Thesis Film at Columbia - SADIQ - was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for "Best Student Film."SAM & AMIRA is Sean's feature-length debut as a writer/director. It's a love story about an army veteran whose unlikely affair with an Iraqi immigrant is put to the test when she's faced with the prospect of deportation. It stars Martin Starr, Dina Shihabi, Paul Wesley, Laith Nakli and David Rasche.As a screenwriter, Sean has been hired to write screenplays for artists as varied as Oscar Nominated Director Henry-Alex Rubin -- and pop sensation Britney Spears.As a producer, his film Allegiance was released theatrically in 2012 -- starring Seth Gabel, Bow Wow, Pablo Schreiber and Aidan Quinn.Sean's unique background as a former army officer turned stand-up comedian informs his creative sensibility, which oscillates between comedy and drama. Prior to launching his filmmaking career, Sean was a Captain in the New York Army National Guard - where he was a first responder after the attacks of September 11th. He spent his days working as the Officer in Charge of the soldiers down at Ground Zero, and his nights performing stand-up comedy.Sean lives in Los Angeles, where he runs Five By Eight Productions. Show less «