directing and screenwriting
Eventide
An atmospheric meditation on grief, Eventide follows a Red Cross nurse’s journey through the war-torn countryside as she searches for her missing brother.
Directed and designed by Hannah Eakin
Starring Hannah Eakin and Benjamin Eakin
Eventide has been nominated for Best Actress (Hannah Eakin) in the Short Category in Alternative Film Festival.
BERENICE
A silent adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting tale, Berenice tells the story of a troubled young man who, when faced with unexpected grief, descends into obsession and madness.
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Produced, directed, designed, and adapted by Hannah Eakin
Starring Sam Balzac and Hannah Eakin
Berenice was made in October 2020, in the midst of the global pandemic. I knew I wanted to adapt a story by Edgar Allan Poe, in the spirit of the Halloween season, and I knew I would need to make it with just two people on set - myself, and actor Sam Balzac, with whom I was quarantining. Using minimal sets, props, and costumes, and with the bare essentials of equipment, we transformed my small New York City apartment into something that, I hope, creates the atmospheres of a dark and eerie mansion, a claustrophobic library, a lonely graveyard. The limitations of our circumstances formed for me a fascinating challenge, and I believe that the result is a haunting journey into Egaeus's troubled psyche.
Berenice has won for Best Editing in the New York Tri-State Film Festival (September 2021), Honorable Mention for Best Mystery Short in the IndieX Film Fest (December 2020), Finalist for Best Mystery Short in the Indie Short Fest (December 2020), Finalist in the Tokyo International Short Film Festival (2021), and was an Official Selection in the Venice Shorts Film Fest (2020), FlickFair Film Festival (2021), and the New York City Indie Theatre Film Festival (2021). It premiered on March 10th, 2021 in NYCITFF.
The Sara Teasdale Project
Produced, designed, and directed by Hannah Eakin
Poetry by Sara Teasdale
Performed by Hannah Eakin
The Sara Teasdale Project is an expansive poetry and film history project consisting of 92 short films. The films are built around the poetry in Sara Teasdale’s collection “Flame and Shadow” and are designed using elements and techniques from the genres and styles of film history: Surrealism, French Impressionism, Poetic Realism, etc. The result is a long-form study of art and expression.
Karelia
Screenplay by Hannah Eakin
When confronted by her past as a Finnish War Child, a troubled actress embarks on a journey to find belonging and truth.
Feature | Drama | 102 pages
Karelia is currently a Quarter-Finalist in the ScreenCraft Drama Screenplay Competition (2021) and was a Quarter-Finalist in The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (2021).
Homecoming
Screenplay by Hannah Eakin
In the Summer of 1945, Margaret stands in a crowd of women eager to welcome their boys home from the war. But as she watches happy couple after happy couple reunite, the dark story of her own relationship with her husband unfolds.
Short | Drama | 10 pages
Homecoming was a Finalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (Winter 2020) and an Official Selection in the HollyShorts Screenwriting Competition (2020).
The Poet’s Daughter
Screenplay by Hannah Eakin
A little girl watches her brilliant, artistic mother battle with the subtle oppression of being a housewife in 1956.
Short | Drama | 12 pages
The Poet’s Daughter was a Semifinalist in the Screencraft Shorts Competition (2019) and a Quarterfinalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (2019 Holiday Season Competition).
Playing Margo
Screenplay by Hannah Eakin
An aspiring actress is given the opportunity to star in a biopic of dynamic poet and suicide victim Margo Petersen. As she dives into the role to placate a relentless director, her own sanity hangs in the balance.
Feature | Drama | 110 pages
Playing Margo was a Semifinalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (2018).