Sam Cole (b. U.K., 1967) is a freelance filmmaker and has lived in Rome since 1990. After working for years as producer and cameraman with the Associated Press, for which he covered the Gulf war and the war in Afghanistan, and collaborated with the BBC and Al Jazeera, he currently works on reportage and documentaries about human rights and environmental issues for NGOs and for U.N.-associated development agencies. His documentary-style short White Gold ... The True Cost of Cotton (2005) earned him acclaim at numerous international festivals.