Filmmakers H - K

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  • Amina Hamawy headshot

    Amina Hamawy, UG

    Take My Word

    Amina Hamawy is a New York/New Jersey-based writer and director whose creative voice is deeply influenced by her identity as a Palestinian/Syrian-American and a Muslim woman.

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  • Joecar Hanna headshot

    Joecar Hanna, GRAD

    Talk Me

    Joecar Hanna is a Chinese-Lebanese filmmaker raised in Spain. His shorts Deliver Me and Talk Me premiered at SXSW, Cannes, and TIFF—where Talk Me, executive-produced by Spike Lee, won Best International Short.

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  • Kai Hartman headshot

    Kai Hartman, GRAD

    If The Sun Exploded Today

    Kai Hartman is a multi-disciplinary artist, filmmaker, teacher, and playwright born in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Douglasville, GA,. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Film at New York University. Kai's work has a special interest in Black surrealism.

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  • Alan He headshot

    Alan He, UG

    Ān-dé-lǔ

    Alan He is a Chinese-American director and producer born and raised in Westchester County, NY and currently is based in NYC. He is a recent graduate from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a B.F.A in Film & TV and a minor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies.

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  • Heather Hill headshot

    Heather Hill, UG

    Cold Feet

    Heather Hill is a filmmaker from Portland, Oregon, currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Her debut short film, Wings, was awarded first prize at the 2024 New Visions and Voices Film Festival. Heather’s work often explores the complexities of adolescence and the quiet humor of conformity, weaving together tenderness and irony.

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  • Spencer Hillman headshot

    Spencer Hillman, UG

    That White Horse Will Take Me Away

    Spencer Hillman is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY.

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  • Helena Hockertz headshot

    Helena Hockertz , UG

    Becoming Clara Dogood

    Helena Hockertz is a filmmaker and VFX artist whose work blends surreal imagery, tactile animation, and emotional storytelling. A graduate of NYU Tisch, her work explores identity, transformation, and heightened reality through mixed-media films.

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  • Kathy Holbrook headshot

    Kathy Holbrook, UG

    Strange Overtones

    Kathy Holbrook is a writer and director from the desert expanse of southeastern Washington. She earned a BFA in Film & Television at NYU, where she cultivated her passion for telling stories about strange characters and strange places.

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  • Amber Huang headshot

    Amber Huang, UG

    Mr. Whiskers

    Amber Huang is passionate about capturing the unique perspective of childhood—a hazy, dreamlike time when everything feels immediate and overwhelming. Her own upbringing, marked by shifting environments and family dynamics, taught her to observe closely. This sensitivity and attentiveness now drive her storytelling and shape the emotional worlds of her films.

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  • Ray Hunt

    Rachel (Ray) Hunt, UG

    JILTED

    Ray Hunt just wants to animate and create on her own terms at her nascent animation studio, where both style and substance are sacred. JILTED is the Studio's first finished project, created at New York University and in collaboration with artists all over the U.S.

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  • Sebastian Hunt headshot

    Sebastian Hunt, UG

    Pizza Man

    Growing up alongside two brothers, one goldfish and an armada of stuffed animals, Hunt began his filmmaking career at a young age with independent home movies shot with his father's Flip camcorder. His present day efforts are slightly more sophisticated, focusing on darkly comedic, absurdist plots and believably unbelievable characters.

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  • Shreeya Jayabharathi headshot

    Shreeya Jayabharathi, UG

    Where Deer Go to Die

    Shreeya Jayabharathi is a filmmaker from Southern California with a love for all things visual. She is passionate about uplifting BIPOC and queer voices through her filmmaking, and focuses on telling stories about family dynamics on a generational level.

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  • Alex Jiang headshot

    Alex Jiang, GRAD

    Tropic of Cancer

    Born and raised in Hong Kong, Alex Jiang is now pursuing her MFA degree in NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Alex is experienced in creating projects with a global perspective and is eager to tell stories that center around the topics of identity, gender, and culture.

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  • Maxwell Johnson headshot

    Maxwell Johnson, UG

    Choy: The Making Of

    Maxwell Johnson was born in Carbondale, Illinois. He graduated from New York University with a degree in Film & Television.

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  • Cole Johnson headshot

    Cole Johnson, GRAD

    Cottonmouth

    Cole Johnson is a writer and director born and raised in North Alabama. After earning a B.F.A. in Cinematic Arts and Theatre from the University of North Alabama, he moved to New York, where he is currently pursuing his MFA in Film Production at New York University.

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    Hank Johnstone, UG

    We Could Be Looking for the Same Thing

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  • Kwesi Jones headshot

    Kwesi Jones, GRAD

    Lake Lanier

    Kwesi Jones is a filmmaker and recent alum of the NYU Graduate Film program. At NYU, Kwesi served as the teaching assistant for Professor Spike Lee and his last short film The Wrath of Othell-Yo! was an Official Selection of the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival.

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  • Daeyoung Kim headshot

    Daeyoung Kim, UG

    Bleeding Edge

    Daeyoung Kim is a Korean filmmaker and artist who creates art that aspires to push audiences to look beyond the comforts of their subjectivity. He is particularly eager to explore cultural identity and cultural conflict, spurred on by his own multicultural/international upbringing.

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  • Sin Young Kim headshot

    Sin Young Kim, GRAD

    I WALK WITH YOU

    Sin Young Kim is a Korean American filmmaker whose experimental, absurdist work blends horror, sci-fi, and satire. She has received the AnnaRose King, Sara Driver, WTC Johnson, and Peter D. Gould awards.

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    Sin Young Kim, GRAD

    WORLD

    Sin Young Kim is a Korean American filmmaker and NYU Tisch MFA candidate whose work blends horror, sci-fi, and dark comedy to explore identity and survival. Her honors include the Anna Rose King, Sara Driver, W.T.C. Johnson, Peter Gould awards, and BAFTA NY finalist.

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  • Nikki Kobrick headshot

    Nikki Kobrick, UG

    CORPS-À-CORPS

    Nikki is an Asian-American filmmaker from Long Island, New York. She graduated from NYU in 2025, earning her BFA in Film & Television. Her previous short film, Little Black Holes, was a finalist for the Niklas Kalborg Production Award. She strives to tell human stories with deep personal and universal resonance.

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  • Pranava Kumar headshot

    Pranava Kumar, UG

    Tail of Anguish

    Pranava Kumar is a filmmaker based in New York City, graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in Film & Television in 2023. Pranava is also a stand-up comic and musician.

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