Alicia Sams

Alicia Sams is an Emmy Award-winning producer with extensive experience in both documentary and feature films. Recent films include: Executive Producer, Long Strange Trip, about the Grateful Dead; Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay; and Arab American Stories, a 13-episode series for public television (Emmy Award 2013, SAG/AFTRA Belva Davis Award, 2013). She produced and directed (with Amy Rice) the Emmy Award-winning HBO film By The People: The Election of Barack Obama, a behind-the-scenes look at the journey of Barack Obama from the months prior to the announcement of his Presidential campaign to his first week in the White House. In 2009, Sams was executive producer of Cherien Dabis’ award-winning debut feature Amreeka. Sams also produced Toots, directed by Kristi Jacobson, about the legendary saloonkeeper Toots Shor.