Forsaking a destiny that promised to be spent largely indoors, Lisa Samford left a career in journalism to become as an award winning documentary filmmaker, specializing in difficult and remote expedition projects. Working primarily for Discovery, PBS, National Geographic, and network television she has filmed across five continents on a diverse collection of projects exploring topics ranging from violent crime, espionage, and ethnographic/scientific exploration to intimate portraits of author Wallace Stegner, conservation pioneer Mardy Murie, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Joining the ranks of the urban refugee, Samford returned to her native Wyoming to raise her son with paleontologist Wallace Ulrich. Executive Director of the internationally renowned Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival since 2002, Samford holds BS and MA degrees in Communication. Co-owner of Fossilworks (a fossil studio and gallery), she currently serves as a trustee for the University of Wyoming Art Museum Foundation, and sits on the board of directors for local nonprofit organizations focusing on the arts and education/children’s issues.

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