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'''Sanjeeva "Sanji" Senaka'''<ref>{{cite web |title=About: Sanjeeva Senaka |url=https://www.sanjisenaka.com/about |website=sanjisenaka.com |publisher=Squarespace |access-date=2023-12-10}}</ref> is an American music video director. He has directed videos for [[Lauryn Hill]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[The Pharcyde]], and [[Tori Amos]], among others. His music video for "[[Everything Is Everything (Lauryn Hill song)|Everything Is Everything]]" by [[Lauryn Hill]] was nominated for the [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction]] and the [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video]]. His videos have been nominated four other times for [[MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Awards]], including [[MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video|Breakthrough Video]] for [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]]'s "[[This Woman's Work #Maxwell's versions|This Woman's Work]]". Sanji's video for "[[No More Drama (song)|No More Drama]]" by [[Mary J. Blige]] won the [[MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video]] in 2002.
Initially directing music videos for [[Propaganda Films]], he signed to FM Rocks in 1998.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=August 1, 1998 |title=THIS & THAT |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8wkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sanji&pg=PA83 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |pages=83 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
Sanji had initially been attached to make his directorial debut in ''[[Blood & Chocolate (film)|Blood & Chocolate]]'', but later left the film.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/kruger-to-get-blood-money-1117898751/|title= Kruger to get 'Blood' money|date= January 19, 2004|access-date= August 15, 2022|first= Gabriel|last= Snyder|work= Variety}}</ref> He was also in talks to direct a remake of the Korean horror film ''[[Into the Mirror]]'', but he wound up not directing, and it was later released as ''[[Mirrors (2008 film)|Mirrors]]'' in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last= Brodesser|first= Claude|url= https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/musicvid-helmer-sees-into-regency-s-mirror-1117922096/|title= Musicvid helmer sees into Regency's 'Mirror'|date= May 3, 2005|work= Variety|accessdate= March 8, 2020}}</ref> Jennifer Lopez recommended Sanji to direct her hip-hop opera/musical film ''Carmen'' for Universal, written by [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s writing partner, [[Craig Pearce]]. Universal sidelined the project, however. In 2019, Sanji directed an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Short Treks]]'' entitled "Ask Not," which was nominated for an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series]].
==Videography==
*"[[Passin' Me By]]" by [[The Pharcyde]] (1993)
*"[[If I Had No Loot]]" by [[Tony! Toni! Toné!]] (1993)<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 10, 1993 |title=PRODUCTION NOTES |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CxAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sanji&pg=PA31 |magazine=Billboard |pages=31 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
*"I Got You" by [[Johnny Gill]] (1993)<ref>{{cite magazine |date= August 14, 1993|title= PRODUCTION NOTES|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=6BEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sanji&pg=PA35|magazine= Billboard|pages= 35|via= Google Books}}</ref>
*"Can't Get Enough" by [[Willie Max]] (1998)<ref>{{cite magazine |date= October 3, 1998|title= PRODUCTION NOTES|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FwoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sanji&pg=PA88|magazine= Billboard|pages= 88|via= Google Books}}</ref>
*"I'm Not Your Girlfriend by [[Willie Max]] (1999)<ref>{{cite magazine |date= August 28, 1999|title= PRODUCTION NOTES|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=nggEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sanji&pg=PA95|magazine= Billboard|pages= 95|via= Google Books}}</ref>
*"[[Get Involved (Raphael Saadiq and Q-Tip song)|Get Involved]]" by [[Raphael Saadiq]] and [[Q-Tip (musician)|Q-Tip]] (1999)
*"[[Everything Is Everything (Lauryn Hill song)|Everything Is Everything]]" by [[Lauryn Hill]] (1999)<ref>{{cite magazine |date= August 14, 1999|title= PRODUCTION NOTES|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=mggEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sanji&pg=PA101|magazine= Billboard|pages= 101|via= Google Books}}</ref>
*"The Platform" by [[Dilated Peoples]] (2000)
*"[[This Woman's Work#Maxwell's versions|This Woman's Work]]" by [[Maxwell (musician)|Maxwell]] (2002)
*"[[No More Drama (song)|No More Drama]]" by [[Mary J. Blige]] (2002)
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*"[[Ooh!]]" by [[Mary J. Blige]] (2003)
*"Star" by [[The Roots]] (2004)
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*"[[Me Haces Falta]]" by [[Jennifer Lopez]] (2007)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/vs/2007/06/booked-jennifer-lopez-sanji-director.html|title= BOOKED: Jennifer Lopez - Sanji, director|date= June 15, 2007|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= VideoStatic}}</ref>
*"[[I Want You (Common song)|I Want You]]" by [[Common (rapper)|Common]] (2007)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/vs/2007/09/booked-common-sanji-director.html|title= BOOKED: Common - Sanji, director|date= September 19, 2007|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= VideoStatic}}</ref>
*"[[Break Anotha]]" by [[Blake Lewis]] (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/content/new-release-blake-lewis-break-anotha|title= NEW RELEASE: Blake Lewis "Break Anotha"|date= January 18, 2008|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= VideoStatic}}</ref>
*"[[Underneath (Alanis Morissette song)|Underneath]]" by [[Alanis Morissette]] (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/content/new-release-alanis-morissette-underneath|title= NEW RELEASE: Alanis Morissette "Underneath"|date= May 29, 2008|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= VideoStatic}}</ref>
*"[[Leavin' (Jesse McCartney song)|Leavin']]" by [[Jesse McCartney]] (2008)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |date=May 24, 2008 |title=Soul Survivor |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VxQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sanji&pg=PA59 |magazine=Billboard |pages=59 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
*"[[IfULeave]]" by [[Musiq Soulchild]] featuring [[Mary J. Blige]] (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/vs/2008/09/booked-musiq-soulchild-f-mary-j-sanji-director.html|title= BOOKED: Musiq Soulchild f/ Mary J - Sanji, director|date= September 22, 2008|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= VideoStatic}}</ref>
*"[[Love You More (JLS song)|Love You More]]" by [[JLS]] (2010)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/vs/2010/07/booked-jls-sanji-dir.html|title= BOOKED: JLS - Sanji, dir.|date= July 29, 2010|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= VideoStatic}}</ref>
*"[[Just a Dream (Nelly song)|Just a Dream]]" by [[Nelly]] (2010)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/vs/2010/08/shot-nelly-sanji-dir.html|title= SHOT: Nelly - Sanji, dir.|date= August 26, 2010|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= VideoStatic}}</ref>
*"[[Turn Me On (David Guetta song)|Turn Me On]]" by [[David Guetta]] featuring [[Nicki Minaj]] (2012)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/content/watch-it-david-guetta-f-nicki-minaj-turn-me-sanji-dir|title= WATCH IT: David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj "Turn Me On" (Sanji, dir.)|date= February 2, 2012|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= VideoStatic}}</ref>
*"Never Should Have" by [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]] (2013)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/production/2013/03/22/ashanti-never-should-have-sanji-dir|title= Ashanti "Never Should Have" (Sanji, dir.)|date= March 25, 2013|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= VideoStatic}}</ref>
*"[[My Kind of Love (song)|My Kind of Love]]" by [[Emeli Sandé]] (2013)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.videostatic.com/production/2013/07/19/emeli-sande-my-kind-love-sanji-senaka-dir|title= Emeli Sande "My Kind Of Love" (Sanji Senaka, dir.)|date= July 22, 2013|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= VideoStatic}}</ref>
*"Emotion (Ain't Nobody)" by [[Maverick Sabre]] (2014)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2014/06/04/maverick-sabre-emotion-aint-nobody-sanji-senaka/26726|title= Maverick Sabre 'Emotion (Ain't Nobody) by Sanji Senaka|date= June 4, 2014|access-date= August 15, 2022|work= Promo News}}</ref>
*"Woman (Oh Mama)" by [[Joy Williams (singer)|Joy Williams]] (2015)
==References==
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==General references==
*https://www.tvinsider.com/945517/star-trek-short-treks-watch-for-free-streaming/
*https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/musicvid-helmer-sees-into-regency-s-mirror-1117922096/
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=1387213|name=Sanji}}
*https://www.tvinsider.com/945517/star-trek-short-treks-watch-for-free-streaming/
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