Sam Jones is the creator of series Off Camera with Sam Jones, and directed the Wilco documentary, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart. He recently directed an episode of Ted Lasso, is in post production on Running With Our Eyes Closed, A Film about Jason Isbell, and is directing a film about motorcycle racer Ricky Carmichael.
A detective turned restaurant inspector in Southern Florida is pulled into a world of greed and corruption after a tourist finds a severed arm while fishing. And yes, there's a monkey.
Release Date: 2024-08-13
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 133
Hop on the road with Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes as they take us on an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the sold-out live tour of their wildly successful podcast, “SmartLess.” Traveling from city to city all over the country, the trio is joined by celebrities such as Conan O'Brien, Will Ferrell, Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel, Kevin Hart, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, David Letterman, and other surprise guests.
Release Date: 2023-05-23
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 6
Vote Count: 5
An exploration of the personal and creative struggles behind the music of four-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell.
Release Date: 2023-04-07
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 5
A wide-ranging, definitive look at Hawk’s life and iconic career, and his relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades, featuring unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage, and interviews with Hawk and prominent figures in the sport including Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Neil Blender, Andy MacDonald, Duane Peters, Sean Mortimer, and Christian Hosoi.
Release Date: 2022-03-12
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 56
Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he’s hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?
Release Date: 2020-08-14
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 1838
An insider's look at the reckless, romantic, funny, and often poignant lives of a committed group of "roadies," who live for music and the de facto family they've formed along the way.
Release Date: 2016-06-26
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 52
A documentary that goes behind the scenes with some of today's most talented songwriters as they make new music based on long-lost, newly discovered lyrics from Bob Dylan's legendary Basement Tapes sessions. T Bone Burnett brings Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Taylor Goldsmith, Jim James and Marcus Mumford together in a dramatic two-week studio session in the basement of Capitol Records. Features an exclusive interview with Bob Dylan.
Release Date: 2014-11-21
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 5
Photographer and director Sam Jones sits down with the myriad professionals of television and movies, and other celebrities (great skateboarders, for example), to discuss their development before fame, their passions beyond their careers, and gives them a space to open up about their insight into their business and their own abilities. Filmed in black and white, with a few deep cushion chairs and sparse set, the show relies on Sam's ability to relate to the guests and their will to speak freely with him.
Release Date: 2014-02-06
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Character: Self - Host
Episode Count: 218
Vote Count: 4
A documentary by photographer Sam Jones documenting American rock band Wilco recording their fourth album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Originally intended as a showcase of the band's creative process, the film crew catches unexpected complications between the band and its record label and problems among the band members themselves.
Release Date: 2002-06-21
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 12