Trivia

Anouar holds two Masters degrees from Eastern Michigan University; Political Science and French, and received his Filmmaking training at the New York Film Academy (Universal Studios - Hollywood campus). By the age of 20, Anouar had lived on three continents (Africa, Europe, and America).

Besides English, Anouar speaks, reads, and writes French and Arabic perfectly.

Inherited the equivalent of $10 from his father's friend; french philosopher and playwright Jacques Dapoigny when he passed.

Favorite directors are Oliver Stone, Steven Spielberg, Alejandro Inarritu, and Steven Soderbergh.

Both his father and uncle participated in the "Battle of Algiers"; the first in film and the second in the actual battle that inspired the famous Gillo Pontecorvo film.