Hanna Jalali is an independent filmmaker based in Ukraine and Iran. Graduated from Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University. Kyoto Filmmakers Lab 2020 and Berlinale Talents 2021 alumna. Her first short film After (2016) was selected for several festivals such as Trieste FF, Premiers Plans – Angers Festival, Odense IFF, Leeds IFF and Molodist IFF.
In 2023, she showcased her feature film project “The Echo of the Leopard” at the project market of the Golden Apricot IFF. Additionally, in 2024 she attended the Hong Kong Asia Financing Forum and La Fabrique Cinema with the same project. “The Family” is her debut feature.