about the founder

Sam Johnson is an award-winning writer and producer. He is the former Vice President of the Harvard Lampoon, earned the Jack Oakie Screenwriting Scholarship at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and won the Law Faculty Scholarship and Temple Law Alumni Association Scholarship at Temple Law. He has written for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim (“The Drinky Crow Show”) and produced a DIY no-budget Horror (“9 Days”) that sold to Tubi. He also has a piece in the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts on fiscal sponsorship and independent film finance.

SMJ Media LLC is currently focused on producing the indie period drama Given, but Sam is also available for script and fiscal sponsorship consulting.