Born and raised in Staten Island, New York, he worked 10 years as a reporter/columnist for the Staten Island Advance. During his time at the newspaper, Sam won two national writing awards. After selling his first option in 1999 and attending the Cannes Film Festival, Borowski produced six films – including two shorts – with another feature on the way.
Most recently, he directed and produced the much-anticpated feature film, “Night Club,” currently in post-production. The film stars Academy-Award Winner Ernest Borgnine, Natasha Lyonne (SLUMS OF BEVERLY HILLS, AMERICAN PIE), Ahney Her (GRAN TORINO), Daniel Roebuck (LOST), Mickey Rooney, Rance Howard, Clint Howard and Paul Sorvino. Night Club has already garnered publicity in The L.A. Times and on The Dennis Miller Show.
Before that, Borowski wrote, produced and directed, “The Mandala Maker”, a short for Academy-Award consideration in 2010 that got considerable Oscar buzz. The Staten Island Advance touted, “The Mandala Maker is expected to be a major contender in the live-action short category for the 2010 Academy Awards,” while www.yadacity.blogspot.com wrote, “The Mandala Maker is on the fast track to get a nod in the live-action short category, for the 2010 Academy-Award.” While it did not get the nomination, the film was one of only 71 films to qualify for the Oscars.
Currently to date, it garnered six awards over seven festivals, including three in the prestigious ACCOLADE competition (for Direction, Short Film and Lead Actress). It also played in the prestigious Film Columbia Festival, in a block alongside 2010 Academy-Award Best Picture nominees, PRESCIOUS and UP IN THE AIR.
One of the features he produced, Rex (2008), experienced quite a bit of success on the festival circuit, winning numerous awards and honors. As the producer of Rex, Borowski was awarded the Audience Choice Award in both the SINY Film Festival in Staten Island, and the 25th Long Island Film Festival in 2008. In addition, Rex was nominated for Best Picture in both of those festivals, as well as several other awards. It also captured Breakout Performance for Acting (Robin Anne Phipps) in the Long Island Film Festival and Best Actress (Robin Anne Phipps) honors in the Queens International Film Festival, and played in the Traildance Film Festival in Oklahoma. Interestingly enough, Borowski was responsible for casting Rex, and handpicked both Phipps and Eric Rosenberg, who each won acting awards. He also selected all of the music, which included that of Empire City Motorcade, and used his style and sensibility while sitting in editing every day as the Post-Production Supervisor. Borowski also served as a Second-Unit Director on Rex, directing several key scenes including the climactic and shocking ending.
He previously wrote and produced the feature-length documentary, “Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man”, which features Academy-Award Winner Benicio Del Toro and is narrated by A-lister Keith David. The film, tells the story of the era surrounding the creation and distribution of the innovative horror film, Creature From the Black Lagoon, and its impact on the genre.
In addition, Borowski has also worked as a script doctor for both studios and independent film companies. He previously lived in London, England for three years, but currently resides once again in Staten Island, New York.
