Hannah Pearl Utt

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Hannah Pearl Utt
Born (1987-02-22) February 22, 1987 (age 37) [1]
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter, actress

Hannah Pearl Utt (born February 22, 1987) is an American filmmaker and actress best known for the 2019 film Before You Know It and the 2023 film Cora Bora . [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Utt was raised in Santa Barbara, California. [3] After initially enrolling at the University of California, Los Angeles, [3] she graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University. [1]

Career

While at UCLA in the late 2000s, Utt appeared alongside her fellow students in the web series Dorm Life . [4]

From 2015 to 2016, Utt directed and starred in the series Disengaged for Super Deluxe. She co-wrote the series with her fellow series star Jen Tullock, with whom she previously collaborated on the short film Partners. [5] Utt appeared in a small role in the 2017 film Ingrid Goes West . [1]

Before You Know It , Utt's feature directorial debut, premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. Utt had written the screenplay for the project with Tullock and the two starred in the feature alongside Judith Light, Oona Yaffe, and Mandy Patinkin. [6] That year, she was named as one of "25 Female Filmmakers to Watch" by IndieWire . [5]

In 2023, Utt's second feature film Cora Bora starring Meg Stalter premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival. [2]

Personal life

Utt resides in Los Angeles. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorWriterActorRoleNotesRef.
2015PartnersNoYesYesKateShort film [5]
2017 Ingrid Goes West NoNoYesNicoleCredited as Hannah Utt [1]
2019 Before You Know It YesYesYesRachel Gurner [1]
2023 Cora Bora YesNoNo [2]

Web series

YearTitleDirectorWriterActorRoleNotesRef.
2008–2009 Dorm Life NoNoYesBrittany Wilcox41 episodes [4]
2015–2016DisengagedYesYesYesJulesDirected 8 of 10 episodes [5]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2009 Streamy Awards Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series Dorm Life Nominated [lower-alpha 1] [7]
2010Nominated [lower-alpha 1] [8]
2019 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Competition Before You Know It Nominated [9]
Cleveland International Film Festival American Independents CompetitionNominated [10]
Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a WomanNominated [10]
2020 Queerty Best Film PerformanceNominated [11]
2023 Nashville Film Festival Best Narrative Feature Cora Bora Nominated [12]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Nominated alongside Nora Kirkpatrick, Anne Lane, Jessie Gaskell, Brian Singleton, Jack De Sena, Chris Smith, Jim Brandon, Jordan Riggs, and Pancho Morris.

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