Sammi Farber

Sammi Farber kind of sneaks up on you in the world of indie film and music videos. Not exactly a household name—yet—but honestly, if you’ve sat through Billie Eilish’s “When the Party’s Over” video, you’ve already been hit with her vibe. That video? Straight-up haunting. The visuals stick with you, and Farber’s fingerprints are all over it. She’s got a knack for wringing raw, uncomfortable emotion out of the screen, no matter how short the run time. Jump over to “Summertime” from 2020, and you get this wild, poetic LA ride. It’s not your standard Hollywood story—more like a real city mixtape, full of voices you don’t normally hear. Farber helps tie it all together, blending spoken word, street corners, and slice-of-life moments into something that actually feels alive. There’s this energy, a messiness, that makes it feel less like a movie and more like you’re just tagging along with actual people for a day. She knows how to make you care about strangers, which isn’t easy. Then there’s “Sharp Corner” (2024), which, let’s be real, is still fresh and a bit under the radar. But early buzz says she’s pushing her style even further—expect more grit, more of that raw emotion, maybe with a darker edge. Farber’s not afraid to dig under the surface. If you like your stories with a little bite and a lot of humanity, keep her name on your radar. She might just end up being someone everybody’s talking about soon.