Samuel Ash is a cinematographer and director working between the Midlands, UK, and Tokyo, Japan. Being Deaf and a native British Sign Language user, his visual storytelling is shaped by lived Deaf experience and a strong cinematic eye. He works across TV, documentary, sport, and narrative, specialising in Deaf-led and sign language storytelling.

Sam initially started working in factual television, spending a couple of years at the BBC as a shooting researcher before transitioning to a freelance camera operator. His recent work includes a documentary on the Great Britain Deaf Women’s Futsal team at the Winter Deaflympics which was nominated for Best Specialist Factual at the 2025 Broadcast Digital Awards. As a director of photography, Sam has shot narrative shorts, including the thriller Don’t Look and Eremos Trilogy, the first Deaf-led short film anthology, both self-funded and independently produced.

He is drawn to stories rooted in identity, atmosphere, and emotional truth, favouring a naturalistic yet cinematic visual style that centres performance, texture, and light.


Sony FX9 & FX6 cameras owner – full kit list and CV available upon request.