COURSE BLOG for GWSS 3307: Feminist Film/Media Studies (Fall 2007)

1. Sanaa Hamri is a young Moroccan-American filmmaker who moved to the United States when she was 17 to attend Sarah Lawrence College. Right after college she began to make a name for herself when she began directing music videos for stars like: Mariah Carey, Prince, and Destiny's Child. Recently her first feature film debut "Something New" was released.

2. Like I said Sanaa Hamri has directed music videos like Mariah Carey's "Around the World" and Prince Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas. She has also directed Television episodes for "Greys Anatomy", "ER", "Desperate Housewives", and "Men in Trees". She was nominated twice for "Something New": Outstanding Directing in a Feature Film/Television Movie - Comedy or Drama and Best director. She is now working on the upcoming "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2".

3. I watched her trailer of "Something New" and it did look like more of a hollywood film, but it had meaning. It looked at the relationship of a hard-working black woman who falls in love with a white man and her family won't allow it. It takes on a different view of racism in a classy way. I want to go rent the real thing now!

4. Well as a huge fan of Mariah Carey, "Greys Anatomy", and "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" you'd think I would know of Sanaa Hamri right? Actually I came upon her on accident. I never knew anything about the directors of the music videos, TV shows, or movies I watched, until now. Hopefully after this class I will be much more engaged into what goes on behind the scenes of what I am watching though.

5. It wasn't difficult, because you gave us those handy links on the side of the blog. But I would say without those I would have been completly lost, because I hardly know any famous movie makers whether they are women or men or of a different ethnicity.