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Hannah Whisenant

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A Texas-raised, New York–based writer and director whose work explores intimacy, adolescence, sexuality, and the ways larger social structures shape personal relationships.

Her films have screened at SXSW, Palm Springs ShortFest, HollyShorts, NewFest, Montclair, AFF, and Indie Memphis, and have been featured by The New York Times, Vimeo Staff Picks, and NoBudge.

A Yaddo resident and Creative Culture Fellow, she is also a member of the Brooklyn Filmmaker Collective. Her latest short, High Voltage, is currently on the festival circuit while she develops her Texas-set debut feature, Big Shift.

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HIGH VOLTAGE