Biography
Samy Burch is an American screenwriter. She wrote the screenplay for May December (2023), which she developed with her husband Alex Mechanik and which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. She also wrote the screenplay for Late Fame (2025) and Coyote vs. Acme (2026).
Burch was born on 17 September 1986 in Los Angeles and raised in West Los Angeles. She graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 2009 with a degree in dramatic writing. Earlier in her career she worked in casting on films including The Hunger Games (2012) and its sequels. She has also written and directed several short films.
