Samina is a writer/director based in NYC & LA. She is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her films explore themes of girlhood, outsiderdom, faith, and familial love.
She is a 2024/25 Sundance Ignite Fellow, a Sundance Building Bridges Fellow, and an Orchard Project Episodic Lab Fellow. Her first short film, AMERIGIRL, is streaming on NoBudge, Her second short, AYAT, stars Laith Nakli (Hulu’s RAMY, A24’s PROBLEMISTA). Currently, she is in post-production for her documentary short, MANGO MAN.
She assisted in the writers’ room for BAIT, the Emmy-nominated Amazon Prime show. She is also a member of the Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective.
