Hannah Yang

Writer-Director

Hannah Yang is a Korean-Canadian writer and director based in Vancouver, British Columbia. As a second-generation immigrant, she is passionate about exploring the intersection of culture and identity through storytelling.

Her short film Red Light Rebel, inspired by her upbringing as a Korean Christian in Western society, was a winning project at the 2025 Crazy8s Film Competition. The film received the Best BC Short Film Award at the Sundar Prize Film Festival and Best Director at the Kelowna Independent Film Festival. It was also nominated for Best Script at the Canadian Screen Awards-qualifying Chilliwack Independent Film Festival.

Her slice-of-life drama The Principles of Greenology, filmed in just five shots, was selected for Hollywood Shortsfest and named a semifinalist at the Cannes Indie Shorts Awards.

Hannah also produced the experimental hybrid documentary The Man in the Rectangle, which explores the ethics of artificial intelligence through staged reality. The film screened at SXSW London and DOC NYC in 2025 and is currently available on TELUS Optik TV.