Sam Patton grew up in Northern Kentucky, outside of Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Ithaca College in 2012 and began his career that year as an intern at the micro-budget hit factory Blumhouse Productions. He produced and directed his first feature film in 2017, the contained environs horror film DESOLATION which was released by IFC Midnight. After a decade in Production Accounting, he has spent the last several years working as a Production Supervisor. He has come to specialize in low budget movies from 2-20 million, and in tax incentives across the United States.