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/_____/\ /_______/\ /__//_//_/\ /_______/\        
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/__/\ /__/\ /________/\/__/\ /__/\ /_______/\     
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 ________    _______   ______   ___   __          
/_______/\ /_______/\ /_____/\ /__/\ /__/\        
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 \::(_)  \ \\::(_)  \/_\:\/___/\\:. `-\  \ \      
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Samantha Aben is a filmmaker and creative based out of Baltimore, Maryland.

Blending comedy and coming-of-age storytelling, she loves exploring themes of inevitable change and intergenerational connection, often incorporating her fascination with vintage American pastimes within her work. 

In 2023 she received her BS in Electronic Media and Film at Towson University.

She is a current Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund at Johns Hopkins University fellow and 2025 Women in Film & Video Documentary Development fellow.

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DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY SAMANTHA ABEN

SHORT DOCUMENTARY, 2026
Welcome to Diamond Bowling Lanes, where the beer is cheap, the pin setters still hustle by hand, and a community is clinging to tradition in a town that’s slipping away.

Currently in post-production





WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY SAMANTHA ABEN

SHORT NARRATIVE, 2025

At a divey roller rink, two childhood friends reunite after their separate ventures into life after high school.

Currently touring festivals nationwide

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