Saïd Hamich

Saïd Hamich Benlarbi (born 1986) is a Moroccan-French film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is known for producing the films Much Loved, Volubilis, Zanka Contact, and Hounds, and for directing Return to Bollene and Across the Sea.

Biography Saïd Hamich Benlarbi was born in Fez, Morocco in 1986.

He lived in Bollène, France, until he left for Paris after finishing his secondary education.

He graduated from La Fémis film school (department of film production), and won a producer scholarship from the Lagardère Foundation.

He first worked as a producer for Barney Production, which he founded.

His debut feature film as director was Return to Bollene (Retour à Bollène), released in 2017, for which he also wrote the script as well as produced. It was a co-production of Barney Production and Mont Fleuri Production.

Filmography Producer and director 2017: Return to Bollene (Retour à Bollène) 2024: Across the Sea (La Mer au loin) 2026: In Search of the Green-Striped Bird (À la Recherche de l'Oiseau Gris aux Rayures Vertes)

Producer 2015: Much Loved by Nabil Ayouch 2017: Volubilis by Faouzi Bensaïdi 2017: Northern Wind (Vent du nord) by Walid Mattar 2020: Zanka Contact by Ismael El Iraki 2022: Le Marchand de sable by Steve Achiepo 2023: Deserts (Déserts) by Faouzi Bensaïdi 2023: Hounds (Les Meutes) by Kamal Lazraq 2023: Splendid Hotel by Pedro Aguilera