Sanaa Hamri’s Biography, Net Worth, Fact, Career, Awards and Life Story
Sanaa Hamri (Arabic: سناء حمري; Born November 19, 1977) Is a Moroccan American Film Director, Music Video Director, Television Director, and Television Producer. She Came to Prominence as a Music Video Editor and Director.
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Early Life
Hamri Was Born in Tangier, Morocco, to Moroccan Muslim Father, Painter and Author Mohammed Hamri, Who Came from the Town of Jajouka, and a Jewish American Mother of Russian Descent Who Was a Teacher, Blanche “Blanca” Hamri. Hamri’s Parents Were Part of the Creative Community in Morocco Made up of Ex-Pats Like Paul Bowles, William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Timothy Leary, Ted Morgan and Tennessee Williams. Her Mother Was the Long-Time Secretary to Joseph A. Mcphillips Iii, the Headmaster of American School of Tangier, and Later in Charge of Bowles’ Estate.
Career
After College, Hamri Moved to New York City. with Dreams of Becoming an Actress, Hamri Struggled Through Auditions and Unemployment Before She Decided to Try Working in the Production Side of the Business. Hamri Taught Herself to Use an Avid Editing Machine in 2000 by Reading the User Manual. She Has Never Taken a Filmmaking Course, Is Self-Taught. Realizing She Had a Talent for Putting Images Together in Order to Tell a Story, Hamri Began Making Videos. She Worked as an Editor of Music Videos for a Time with the Mentorship and Guidance of Her Boss at the Post-Production Studio Where She Worked, Malik Hassan Sayeed.
Early Career
After College, Hamri Moved to New York City. with Dreams of Becoming an Actress, Hamri Struggled Through Auditions and Unemployment Before She Decided to Try Working in the Production Side of the Business. Hamri Taught Herself to Use an Avid Editing Machine in 2000 by Reading the User Manual. She Has Never Taken a Filmmaking Course, Is Self-Taught. Realizing She Had a Talent for Putting Images Together in Order to Tell a Story, Hamri Began Making Videos. She Worked as an Editor of Music Videos for a Time with the Mentorship and Guidance of Her Boss at the Post-Production Studio Where She Worked, Malik Hassan Sayeed.
Music Videos
Her Videos Include but Are Not Limited to Jadakiss’s “U Make Me Wanna”, Prince’s “Musicology”, Kelly Rowland’s “Stole” and Mariah Carey’s “Crybaby”, Bringing on the Heartbreak, “Don’t Stop (Funkin’ 4 Jamaica)”, and Mariah Carey’s Unreleased Video for “Last Night a Dj Saved My Life”. She Has Also Directed Videos for Nicki Minaj, Lenny Kravitz, Joss Stone, Sting, Common, Raven-Symoné, Eric Benet, Amel Larrieux, Jay-Z, A*Teens, and Christina Aguilera. She Also Directed the Music Video for Greyson Chance’s “Waiting Outside the Lines”.
Television
Along with Directing Feature Film and Music Videos, Hamri Also Directs Television. Hamri Has Directed Multiple Episodes of Nashville, Shameless, Elementary, Desperate Housewives, Greys Anatomy, and Men in Trees. Mariah Carey’s Live Concert Documentary, the Adventures of Mimi, and Prince’s the Art of Musicology and Price Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas Were Directed by Hamri.
Upcoming Projects
Hamri Is Multi-Lingual as She Spoke English, French, Spanish, and a Moroccan Dialect Growing Up. in 2000, Hamri Had a Daughter, Laila Hamri Fletcher, Whose Father Is Loyst P. Fletcher, a Los Angeles Attorney.
Personal Life
Hamri Is Multi-Lingual as She Spoke English, French, Spanish, and a Moroccan Dialect Growing Up. in 2000, Hamri Had a Daughter, Laila Hamri Fletcher, Whose Father Is Loyst P. Fletcher, a Los Angeles Attorney.
Filmography
As Director Unless Noted
Films
As Director Unless Noted
