Sam Froelich is president and co-founder of DownHome Entertainment, a
North Carolina-based film and television production company, and owner
of Carolina Props, the largest props/set dressing rental house on the
East coast. With producing partner
Lauren Vilchik of Tonic Films, Froelich
produced the films Cabin Fever (2002)
and Briar Patch (2002) (aka Plain
Dirty).
He was executive producer of
David Gordon Green's directorial
debut George Washington (2000).
He has also produced the award-winning documentary
The Rough South of Larry Brown (2002),
the indy drama Morning (2001), and the
USA Network telepic
Ketten der Vergangenheit (2000).
Most recently, Froelich was co-executive producer of
Hounddog (2007), co-producer of
Cabin Fever 2 - Spring Fever (2009),
and executive producer of the indy thriller
Wreckage (2010). He is currently working
on a feature adaptation of the best-selling memoir Final Rounds by Jim
Dodson with producer David V. Picker.
He graduated from The University of Southern California School of
Cinema/Television in 1993 with an MFA in Screenwriting and spent
several years in television production at Walt Disney (Ellen) and
DreamWorks. He resides in Greensboro, North Carolina with his wife
Catherine and three best productions: Jake (13), Harrison (11), and
Lucy (7). (Note: All three came in on time, but are way over budget.)
