Sami Sänpäkkilä è musicista, film-maker e art director della Fonal Records, etichetta dell’underground finlandese. Come autore ha pubblicato diversi album sotto il nome di Es, e ha suonato in diverse band tra cui Kiila, Kemialliset Ystävät e Tuusanuuskat. Ha realizzato film, documentari e video musicali presentati in musei, gallerie d'arte e festival di cinema in tutto il mondo, tra cui il lungometraggio Samurai Rauni Reposaarelainen e il documentario The Goodiepal Equation. Sami definisce i propri film e sonorità come dei paesaggi interiori sperimentali.
Sami Sänpäkkilä is a finnish musician, film-maker and the head of Fonal Records. He has released several full length albums under the name Es and has played in various bands including Kiila, Kemialliset Ystävät and Tuusanuuskat. Sami has made short films, documentaries and music videos which have been screened in various museums, art galleries and film festivals around the world. The films and the music are experimental moodscapes that explore the themes of melancholy, pathos and hope. He is the cinematographer and editor of the feature film Samurai Rauni Reposaarelainen and director and cinematographer of the feature documentary The Goodiepal Equation.