Houssem Sansa is a director, screenwriter, and producer born in Tunis in 1983. After high school, he left his scientific studies to pursue cinema, enrolling in a specialized school. He began his professional career as an assistant director and creative in advertising. His first film, a short documentary about post-revolution Tunisian immigrants, was made in Paris. He then directed two art and experimental short films. In 2023, he founded his own production company, with which he made a documentary for Al Jazeera Documentary. He is currently developing his first feature fiction film.