Hannah Yohannes is an Eritrean director and producer, who is well known for her work on her critically-acclaimed and award-winning short film, Home Away, which has been featured on Issa Rae’s Short Film Sunday Series. She has recently directed a an award winning comedic film called ‘Hiding At A Funeral’ with the phenomenal co-director & writer, Mona Hersi and is currently developing her new series called ‘mutuals’. 

She recently worked on Big Brother Canada’s historic 9th season. Just as Hannah is passionate about film, she is equally passionate about educating others about filmmaking and investing in the community. She works as a mentor for students at the Presenting Our Vision (POV) program, FEM Script Lab, and speaks about her Eritrean heritage through Passages Canada.