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]
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]
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]
Utt resides in Los Angeles.[3]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Partners | No | Yes | Yes | Kate | Short film | [5] |
| 2017 | Ingrid Goes West | No | No | Yes | Nicole | Credited as Hannah Utt | [1] |
| 2019 | Before You Know It | Yes | Yes | Yes | Rachel Gurner | — | [1] |
| 2023 | Cora Bora | Yes | No | No | — | — | [2] |
| 2024 | Omni Loop | No | No | Yes | Jayne | — | [7] |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009 | Dorm Life | No | No | Yes | Brittany Wilcox | 41 episodes | [4] |
| 2015–2016 | Disengaged | Yes | Yes | Yes | Jules | Directed 8 of 10 episodes | [5] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Streamy Awards | Best Ensemble Cast in a Web Series | Dorm Life | Nominated[a] | [8] |
| 2010 | Nominated[a] | [9] | |||
| 2019 | Sundance Film Festival | U.S. Dramatic Competition | Before You Know It | Nominated | [10] |
| Cleveland International Film Festival | American Independents Competition | Nominated | [11] | ||
| Reel Women Direct Award for Excellence in Directing by a Woman | Nominated | [11] | |||
| 2020 | Queerty | Best Film Performance | Nominated | [12] | |
| 2023 | Nashville Film Festival | Best Narrative Feature | Cora Bora | Nominated | [13] |
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