Sam Bailey’s work explores the interiority of Black girl and womanhood through storytelling, across genres and mediums. She is an Emmy-nominated writer and director from Chicago. Bailey directed and co-executive produced the first 3 episodes of Marvel's highly anticipated series IRONHEART. Sam is the co-creator of the acclaimed Emmy-nominated webseries BROWN GIRLS and the creator of the Gotham-nominated webseries YOU'RE SO TALENTED, which premiered at Tribeca.

Bailey served as a producer and director on the final season of Netflix’s DEAR WHITE PEOPLE. Bailey directed the Powderkeg digital series EAST OF LA BREA (SXSW Selectee, Urban World Film Festival Winner). She has received praise for her examination of gender and patriarchy in her short film MASCULINE/MASCULINE, which premiered on Vice. Sam’s work has been featured in many publications, and she was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, The Root’s 100 Most Influential African Americans, and received Shadow and Act’s Rising Award. Sam was recently awarded OTV's inaugural Beyond The Screen Legacy Award in honor of their ten-year anniversary. 

You can find her complete credits for television and streaming series here.