Profile Details
- Country: Canada
- Province/State: Ontario
- City: Toronto
- How do you Identify?: East African (Eritrean)
- Experience Level: Mid-Career
- Field of Work: Fiction/Scripted, Lifestyle/Reality TV, and Documentary
- Union: Non-Union
- Interested In: Directing TV For Hire and Directing Film/Digital for Hire
- Recent Credits: CFC Teaser (Kiin), Big Brother Canada, Transplant TV Series, HBO Canada - Hip Hop Evolution Series, Design Space for Space Design
- Favourite Movies: Do The Right Thing, The Lion King, The Great Debaters
- Favourite TV Shows: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, This is Us, Grey's Anatomy, The Wire
- Contact Information: hannahyohannes@gmail.com
- Link: https://www.hannahyohannes.com/
Bio
Hannah Yohannes is an Eritrean director and screenwriter who is well known for her critically-acclaimed short film, Home Away, which has been featured on Issa Rae’s Short Film Sunday Series and won the Shaw Media Fearless Female Directors Award. She has recently directed a CFC teaser called “KIIN” created by writer, Muna Deria, and is working on her next project called “Crown” with the phenomenal composer, Kaia Kater. Hannah has studied script writing at Michigan State University and has been nominated as one of 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women by the Hon. Jean Augustine for her experience in developing film work, advocacy and arts programming.
She is a graduate of the Big Up! Producers Residency at BlackWomeninFilm! Canada and worked on a number of films & TV shows such as Global’s Big Brother Canada, HBO Canada/Netflix’s Hip-Hop Evolution to name a few. Just as Hannah is passionate about creating films, she is equally dedicated to her two beautiful children, Samuel and Denise, and investing in the community. She is a mentor for students at the Presenting Our Vision (POV) program, FEM Script Lab, and the #Startwith8 initiative. Hannah currently oversees professional development & programming for BIPOC TV & Film.
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