In 2020, William Samayoa was part of the awards team for 3 Oscar nominees. This is him holding an unnamed Oscar on a visit to the AMPAS offices in Hollywood, CA.
William Samayoa is a lifestyle blogger and social media enthusiast living in Los Angeles, CA. This blog, and his social media channels, offer a behind the scenes look at what it's like working in entertainment and doing PR/marketing in film and tv. He is an Oscars intern turned Hollywood publicist and he loves to entertain and inspire others to find the will to pursue their career, health, and passions.
Will is an alum of the Posse Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Academy Gold Program, the University of East Anglia, and a graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY.
Will is an alum of the Posse Foundation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Academy Gold Program, the University of East Anglia, and a graduate of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY.
Will on set of Good Morning America with Michael Anthony Strahan.
|
Will posing a question to Jada Pinkett Smith and Regina Hall after a screening of the comedy, "Girl's Trip."
|
How Will discovered his passion for communication, writing, and storytelling
"The first essay I ever wrote in high school was about my name. This prompt asked me to find the purpose of my name. Simple I thought. Both my parents are immigrants from El Salvador, and they clearly understood the prejudices that plague this country. I began to understand why Spanish was not spoken in my home, why we did not celebrate Latin holidays, or why I had a "white sounding" name. My parent's story of choosing to name me William to help my future resume was rattling. I was so young that this detail was lost in the recess of my mind. Then in college, I read bell hooks and was inquired to write about my experience with education. Learning about institutional racism and transgressive pedagogies, all the threads connected. Something as simple as a name was an action, and this is my reaction.
Through writing I meditated on the events mentioned above, and I realized that language for social action is what I want to do. Whether through film, photography, or print, I want to author content that contributes to our social conciseness. "
"The first essay I ever wrote in high school was about my name. This prompt asked me to find the purpose of my name. Simple I thought. Both my parents are immigrants from El Salvador, and they clearly understood the prejudices that plague this country. I began to understand why Spanish was not spoken in my home, why we did not celebrate Latin holidays, or why I had a "white sounding" name. My parent's story of choosing to name me William to help my future resume was rattling. I was so young that this detail was lost in the recess of my mind. Then in college, I read bell hooks and was inquired to write about my experience with education. Learning about institutional racism and transgressive pedagogies, all the threads connected. Something as simple as a name was an action, and this is my reaction.
Through writing I meditated on the events mentioned above, and I realized that language for social action is what I want to do. Whether through film, photography, or print, I want to author content that contributes to our social conciseness. "