Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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KRISTEN HANSEN Directing

Oxnard,California

Summary

Professional film director with over eleven years experience of planning and coordinating all aspects of productions. As an independent filmmaker, my passion lies in creating and developing nuanced characters that challenge and reflect the established paradigms.

Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge Jury Prize Winner, and Shudder Labs with Project Greenlight Fellow. Awarded Filmmaker: Zed Film Festival, California Indies, LA Independent Women In Film, Austin International Art Festival.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Director/ SONNY BOY

Brooklyn Seoul Productions
Brooklyn, CA
05.2023 - Current
  • Helped develop script and story.
  • Worked with heads of teams.
  • Successfully managed set of over fifty "on set" team members, spanning filming over three different states.
  • Guided post production.

Assistant Director/ THE LONG SLOW DEATH....

Creator: Larry Longstreth
Ohio City, OH
12.2021 - Current
  • Established budgets and tracked expenses for feature film.
  • Monitored team compliance with safety and health guidelines during COVID.
  • Ran set in an orderly fashion while boosting set moral.

Director / MR. HARMAC

Creator: Matt Morillo
Los Angeles , CA
02.2021 - Current
  • Web series/Television, Comedy
  • Directed an episode of episodic web series Mr. Harmac.
  • Collaborated with established team of creative artists to implement vision.

Director/ THE NICEST

Creator: Kristen Hansen
Los Angeles, CA
05.2022 - 06.2022
  • Short film, Horror/Thriller
  • Developed, wrote, directed, and cast short film.
  • The Nicest is the most viewed film on the Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge.
  • Over 6.5 K views. Most watched video on Collaboration Filmmakers Webpage.

Director / STICKS & STONES

Creator: Kristen Hansen
Los Angeles , CA
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Short Film, Horror/Thriller
  • Wrote, Produced, Directed, Acted/Starred.
  • Met with production teams to discuss creative vision, define technical requirements and plan shooting schedule.
  • Best Film Award: Zed Film Festival Horror.

Director / KEEPING IT 100

Creator: Atheana Ritchie
Los Angeles, CA
05.2017 - 10.2019
  • Webs series/Television, Comedy
  • Directed all 8 episodes, currently streaming on Amazon Prime.
  • Participated in casting with producers.
  • Established timing and pacing of scenes and actors.
  • Coordinated schedules with actors, crew, and producers.

Director / REFLECTIONS

Executive Producer: Kaylani Paliotta
Los Angeles , CA
05.2018 - 07.2018
  • Short Film, Drama
  • Produced/Co-Wrote.
  • LA Shorts Film Festival Finalist.
  • Met with producer and production teams to discuss creative vision, and define technical requirements.

Director / PROGRESS

Creator: Kristen Hansen
Los Angeles , CA
07.2017 - 08.2017
  • Music Video, Francisco The Man
  • Wrote, Produced, Directed, Acted/Starred.
  • Los Angeles New Filmmakers Challenge Finalist.
  • Warner Bros. Studio Screener.
  • Supervised technical crews throughout production process.

Director / ALREADY GONE

Creator: Kristen Hansen
Los Angeles , CA
05.2017 - 06.2017
  • Short Film, Drama
  • Wrote, Produced, Directed, Acted/Starred.
  • Jury Prize and Best Actor Winner for Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge.
  • First Female Jury Prize Winner.

Education

M.F.A - Acting

Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ

B.A - Theatre

California State University- Northridge
Los Angeles, CA

Acting

The Actors' Gang
Los Angeles, CA

Theatre Arts

The Guthrie Theatre
Minneapolis, MN

Skills

  • Content creating
  • Cast and crew supervising
  • Producing
  • Editing
  • Assistant directing scheduling
  • Networking

References

Samuel Zimmerman (917) 716-1207

Curator for Shutter/AMC Networks

Jack Schurman (646) 315-3619

Director Of Photography

Larry Longstreth (330) 332- 9989

Director/Producer

Additional Information

  • SAG member.

Timeline

Director/ SONNY BOY

Brooklyn Seoul Productions
05.2023 - Current

Director/ THE NICEST

Creator: Kristen Hansen
05.2022 - 06.2022

Assistant Director/ THE LONG SLOW DEATH....

Creator: Larry Longstreth
12.2021 - Current

Director / MR. HARMAC

Creator: Matt Morillo
02.2021 - Current

Director / STICKS & STONES

Creator: Kristen Hansen
01.2021 - 01.2022

Director / REFLECTIONS

Executive Producer: Kaylani Paliotta
05.2018 - 07.2018

Director / PROGRESS

Creator: Kristen Hansen
07.2017 - 08.2017

Director / KEEPING IT 100

Creator: Atheana Ritchie
05.2017 - 10.2019

Director / ALREADY GONE

Creator: Kristen Hansen
05.2017 - 06.2017

M.F.A - Acting

Rutgers University

B.A - Theatre

California State University- Northridge

Acting

The Actors' Gang

Theatre Arts

The Guthrie Theatre

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