Hannah Olson

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Hannah Olson
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Born
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.
OccupationDirector, producer
Years active2015 – present

Hannah Olson is an American documentary film director and producer.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the HBO documentaries, Baby God and The Last Cruise.[3][4]

Life and career[]

Olson was born in Minnetonka, Minnesota. She graduated from Hopkins High School and Brown University.[5] In 2020, she made her directing debut with the documentary film, Baby God, about the investigation of Dr. Quincy Fortier.[6] It premiered at South by Southwest and the Nantucket Film Festival.[7]

Olson's second documentary film, The Last Cruise, was about the COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess.[8] It premiered at South by Southwest.[9]

Filmography[]

Year Title Contribution Note
2015 Lidia Celebrates America Producer 1 Episode
2016-2019 Finding Your Roots Producer and director 24 Episodes
2018 American Experience Producer 1 Episode
2018 City of Joel Co-producer Documentary
2020 Who Killed Malcolm X? Story concept Documentary
2020 Baby God Director and producer Documentary
2021 The Last Cruise Director and producer Documentary short

Awards and nominations[]

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2021 Nominated South by Southwest Best Documentary Short The Last Cruise [10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hannah Olson Discusses Family, History, Consent, and Her Directorial Debut "Baby God"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  2. ^ "'Baby God' Director Hannah Olson on Her Film's True Crime That Was Never Supposed to Be Discovered". awardsdaily.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  3. ^ "'Baby God' Review: Sins of the Father". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  4. ^ "HBO Doc 'The Last Cruise' Gives Insight Into Nightmarish Covid-19 Outbreak". forbes.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  5. ^ "Minnesota filmmaker exposes sinister fertility doctor in a new HBO documentary". startribune.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  6. ^ "Minn. filmmaker investigates fertility doctor". leadertelegram.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  7. ^ "features program". nantucketfilmfestival.org. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  8. ^ "HBO's "Last Cruise" doc of that fateful quarantined cruise ship is a harrowing metaphor for inequity". salon.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  9. ^ "Here Are All the Movies About COVID at SXSW This Year". vulture.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  10. ^ "2021 FILM LINEUP". sxsw.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.

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