About

SAm Wheeler

Sam has extensive film and television experience both in front and behind the camera. Sam runs his own studio NOCTURNAL CUSTOMS LIMITED. He has a passion for technology, with a work history in camera, film-making, animation, digital art, production, Director and Producer tasks, budgeting and editing.

He started working in children’s shows for Walt Disney Television. during his time as an animator at Toonz Animation Studios and also taught CGI animation for Freelance Animation School. His short film “Valley of the Succubus” was accepted into the Short Film Corner at Festival de Cannes 2013. His documentary NZ Burlesque Festival was accepted into the Stereoscopic3D festival in Belgium 2013. He shoots and edits all of his productions.

"I’m a creative, multidisciplinary artist—a filmmaker, animator, musician, and visual artist—driven by a passion for pushing boundaries both thematically and technically. My work spans horror films, animatronics, AI, and cultural storytelling, often blending the handmade with the digital and the mechanical with the organic form. I have a strong personal vision, but I’m equally drawn to collaboration and experimentation. Whether I’m world-building in a horror film like The Valley of the Succubus or writing a song for Nocturnal Dancer, I infuse my work with symbolism, dark poetry, and layered meaning.I’m hands-on with the technology I use—working with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, 3D printing, and robotics. I also develop tools to support creative systems, from language translation and personality testing to platforms for documentary storytelling. I think holistically, building not just narratives but the infrastructure to make them come alive.I’m introspective and aware of my physical and mental challenges with fibromyalgia and PTSD, and I navigate them with a mix of realism and self-compassion. My interest in body recomposition, AI, and creative archiving is part of a constant process of refinement—of myself, my tools, and my art.I don’t try to just make the works—I create experiences, machines, personas, and entire ecosystems for reflection, transformation, and storytelling."

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