Hannah cheeseman biography
Hannah is a director and a Canadian Screen Award-nominated writer and actor, recognized as a TIFF Emerging Canadian Filmmaker and a Playback 5 to Watch. Her work spans feature films, shorts, television and commercials, and has screened at Cannes, Palm Springs, and TIFF.
Hannah's feature "The Boathouse" won Grand Prize at Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021, and Best Feature Thriller at San Diego international Film Festival 2021. Her most recent short, "Succor", premiered at TIFF 2020. Hannah also directed Lifetime Film "Caught in his Web", executive-produced by Whoopi Goldberg and starring Garcelle Beauvais. She has directed commercial campaigns for The Raptors, The Blue Jays, Scotiabank, TD bank, and more.
Hannah is also the co-creator, writer and producer of "Whatever, Linda", a landmark web series that has won 20 awards to date - including the inaugural Canneseries In Development competition at MIPtv - and is being adapted into an hourlong cable series with Bell Crave, EP'ed by Graeme Manson (Snowpiercer, Orphan Black). As a writer, Hannah has written on Workin' Moms (Netflix), Find Me in Paris (Hulu) and in the writers room of Orphan Black. As an actor, Hannah's credits include Airiam on Star Trek: Discovery and Tina Holbridge on Schitt's Creek.
My German Lollipop
Through the lens of post-war German kitsch and pop culture, My German Lollipop is a reflection on feminism and sexual politics, as they relate to alternating expressions of shame and liberation. Using dance, voice, blue lederhosen, and a dj mash-up of Heidi Bachert's My Boy Lollipop, the piece seeks to examine how an individual grapples with inherited shame, when paired with the power of sexuality.
My German Lollipop was originally presented in Toronto at the Summerworks Theatre Festival of 2009, in collaboration with Pierre-Antoine Lafon-Simard, director and sound designer of this piece.
Biography
Hannah Cheesman is a is a theatre artist and student living in Toronto, Canada. She writes, dances, acts, and has recently begun working in performance art. Currently, she is enrolled at the University of Toronto, where she is receiving her honours B.A.in Spanish and Latin American studies.
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Hannah Cheesman is a CSA-nominated filmmaker, writer and actor. Named a Playback Five to Watch and a TIFF Emerging Canadian Filmmaker, Hannah’s hit digital series Whatever, Linda is currently in development as an hour-long television series with Bell Media, alongside executive producer Graeme Manson (Orphan Black, Snowpiercer).
Hannah has directed and written three short films (Emmy, Cheese and Brunch Bitch) as well as co-directing her first feature film, The Definites (Whistler, Cucalorus), and has written on such shows as Workin’ Moms and Find Me in Paris.
Hannah Cheesman is a CSA-nominated filmmaker, writer and actor. Named a Playback Five to Watch and a TIFF Emerging Canadian Filmmaker, Hannah’s hit digital series Whatever, Linda is currently in development as an hour-long television series with Bell Media, alongside executive producer Graeme Manson (Orphan Black, Snowpiercer).
Hannah has directed and written three short films (Emmy, Cheese and Brunch Bitch) as well as co-directing her first feature film, The Definites (Whistler, Cucalorus), and has written on such shows as Workin’ Moms and Find Me in Paris.
Acting
Directing
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Hannah Cheesman
Canadian actress and filmmaker
Hannah Cheesman | |
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Hannah Cheeseman in 2013 | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, filmmaker |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Notable work | Whatever, Linda |
Hannah Cheesman is a Canadian actress and filmmaker. As a performer, Cheesman is known for portraying Lieutenant Commander Airiam in the second season of the CBStelevision seriesStar Trek: Discovery. As a filmmaker, Cheesman has written and directed the short film Succor, starring Deragh Campbell and Michaela Kurimsky, which premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. She won several accolades for her performance and work writing and producing the web seriesWhatever, Linda in 2014.
Career
Early work
Cheesman began her career starring in several short and feature films, including Ingrid Veninger's low-budgetindependent filmThe Animal Project, which premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
Whatever, Linda
Main article: Whatever, Linda
In 2014, Cheesman co-created, wrote, produced, and starred in the critically acclaimed web series Whatever, Linda. For her work on the series, she received several accolades, and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media and for Best Original Program or Series produced for Digital Media.
Whatever, Linda has been in development with Bell Media and Orphan Black creator Graeme Manson for several years, with Cheesman slated to co-create, write, produce, and potentially star.
Short films and television work
In 2018, she wrote and directed the short filmEmmy, which was selected to screen in the National Screen Institute's Online Short Film Festival. She has also worked in the writers rooms of Orphan Black and Workin' Moms.
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