Sam Gielen was born in Geel, Flanders, Belgium on May 30, 1997. He is a director and writer known for Freedom of Silence (2017). He attended the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound (RITCS). Eversince he was a young boy he had a knack for the visual arts. He attended Provinciale Kunsthumaniora Hasselt in High School in pursuit of the Audiovisual Arts.