Best known for his work directing and producing special features for the first three Harry Potter DVDs and the Van Helsing DVD, Samstags’ work on Van Helsing was featured in an article by American Cinematographer Magazine and the making of WAR & TRUTH was featured in the American Prospect.

His documentary feature film, WAR & TRUTH, won Best Documentary at the Annapolis Film Festival in November 2005 and the Director’s Choice Award at the Secret City Film Festival in 2007. He’s also directed 30 shows for the Telly Award winning Backyard Habitat series for Discovery Network‘s Animal Planet Channel. Samstag’s currently in post-production for We Have Not Forgotten, featuring Darryl Worley and the episodic television show, Tails in Flight.