Biography
Sam Lisenco is an American production designer born on 20 December 1984 in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Boston University's film programme and attended LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. He emerged from the New York independent film scene, where he collaborated early with directors including the Safdie brothers, with whom he attended university and shared living and workspace.
Lisenco has served as production designer on films including Frances Ha (2013), Good Time (2017), Uncut Gems (2019), Eighth Grade (2018), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and May December (2023). He has also worked on the series The Bear (2022), for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding production design. His credits include frequent collaborations with the Safdie brothers and work with directors such as Noah Baumbach and Todd Haynes.
