Hannah Olson

Hannah Olson
Born	Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Director, producer
Years active	2015 – 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 , The Last Cruise , and Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God . ^{[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]

In 2023, Olson directed the documentary series Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God revolving around Love Has Won, and its leader Amy Carlson for HBO. ^{[10] [11]}

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
2023	Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God	Director and executive producer	Documentary series

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2021	Nominated	South by Southwest	Best Documentary Short	The Last Cruise	[12]
	Nominated	Critics' Choice Documentary Awards	Best Short Documentary		[13]
2022	Nominated	Cinema Eye Honors Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Shorts List Films		[14]
	Nominated	News and Documentary Emmy Awards	Outstanding Short Documentary		[15]

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. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
3. Nicholson, Amy (2 December 2020). "'Baby God' Review: Sins of the Father". The New York Times. 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. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
7. "features program". nantucketfilmfestival.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
8. "HBO's "Last Cruise" doc of that fateful quarantined cruise ship is a harrowing metaphor for inequity". salon.com. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
9. "Here Are All the Movies About COVID at SXSW This Year". vulture.com. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
10. Petski, Denise (June 11, 2021). "HBO Greenlights 'Love Has Won' Docuseries Directed By 'Baby God' Helmer Hannah Olson". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 8, 2023.
11. "HBO Original Documentary Series LOVE HAS WON: THE CULT OF MOTHER GOD Debuts November 13". Warner Bros. Discovery . November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
12. "2021 FILM LINEUP". sxsw.com. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
13. "'Ascension', 'Summer Of Soul', Nat Geo's 'The Rescue' And 'Becoming Cousteau' Lead Critics Choice Documentary Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood . 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
14. "'Flee' and 'Summer of Soul' Lead 2022 Cinema Eye Honors Nominees". indiewire.com. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
15. "THE 43rd NEWS & DOCUMENTARY EMMYS NOMINEES". theemmys.tv. Retrieved 2022-11-11.

External links

• Hannah Olson at IMDb