Samah (pronounced like "summer" with a Boston accent) is a Muslim Playwright and Screenwriter based in Los Angeles. She is currently the Writer's Assistant/Script Coordinator on an A24 production.

​Samah’s work primarily focuses on women in Islam, second-generation-immigrant-ism, and identical twin-ness. She also has a vested interest in children’s media - if your childhood centered around classics such as Pingu, Oswald, or Edgar and Ellen, she would like to talk to you, and you should email her immediately.

Samah's original screenplay QURAN CAMP is a 1497 Feature Lab Finalist, is on MUBI/WScripted's Second Annual Cannes Screenplay List, and a top 3% script on Coverfly. She is on the longlist for the Pillars Fund. Samah's short film, THERAPIST SPEED DATING, had a limited premiere on Amazon Prime Video. Her children's one act, THE MYSTERIOUS MYSTERY OF THE LOST LETTERS, co-authored by her identical twin, was published by Brooklyn Publishers and has been performed at high schools all across the USA. Her new play MAYBE YOU COULD LOVE ME is currently in development -- but to be honest this website is not about bragging it is about finding other Pingu enthusiasts but if you accidentally stumble across any of her written work, so be it.

Samah graduated with and MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage at Northwestern University. She earned a BA in English & Creative Writing and Media Studies from Emory University. She graduated summa cum laude. She cannot believe she just wrote the word "cum" on her very professional website.

If you would like to read any of Samah's writing or get access to her famous chai recipe, shoot her an email to samah@pyarproductions.com. Seriously, it's a really good chai recipe.

In Samah's free time, she loves thrifting vintage pants, taking photos of her cats on film, and cooking for her loved ones.

Formerly, Samah has worked at Alliance Theatre, Super Gerbils Inc., and Third Rail Studios. She was the Writer's Assistant on ABC Signature's UNT ORPHAN PROJECT starring Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass. She was the Showrunner's Assistant on A24's SUNNY starring Rashida Jones and Hidetoshi Nishijima.

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