Sanaa Hamri
| Sanaa Hamri | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 19, 1977 Tangier, Morocco |
| Education | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Alma mater | American School of Tangier |
| Occupation | Film director, music video director, television director, television producer |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Known for | Music videos |
| Notable work | Something New |
| Home town | Tangier, Morocco |
| Children | Laila Hamri Fletcher |
| Parent(s) |
Mohammed Hamri Blanca Hamri |
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.
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.
Hamri attended the American School of Tangier, where her mother worked. The school was not gender balanced, and at one point, Hamri was the sole female student at her high school and was the only girl on the soccer team. Hamri won a scholarship in 1992 to attend Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. In college she studied theatre arts. Hamri spent her junior year of college in Paris, and in 1996 graduated from Sarah Lawrence College.
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