Sameh Alaa was born in Cairo. He has a bachelor's degree in German Literature and studied basic filmmaking techniques for two years at the'Academy of Cinema Arts and Technology'. He also worked as an assistant director in various commercials and feature films before moving to Europe. In 2012, Sameh moved to Prague, the Czech Republic to study Directing at FAMU where he earned his diploma in one year. He later went on to do his Masters Degree in EICAR Film School in Paris.'Le Steak De Tante Margaux' is his graduation film.

Director of the shorts :
The Bread (2013),
Shadow (2014),
Yun Yun (2014),
Le steak de tante Margaux (2016),
Fifteen (2017),
I am afraid to forget your face which whon the Golden Palm at the Cannes film festival 2020.