Meet Hannah Carman

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Hannah Carman. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Hannah below.

Hannah, appreciate you making time for us and sharing your wisdom with the community. So many of us go through similar pain points throughout our journeys and so hearing about how others overcame obstacles can be helpful. One of those struggles is keeping creativity alive despite all the stresses, challenges and problems we might be dealing with. How do you keep your creativity alive?

By creating my own content consistently. When you’re a creative person and you feel that it’s your purpose, it’s important to not get stuck in a game of waiting for work to be presented to you. You’ve got to make the work happen.
When I first moved to LA when I was 18, I ended up producing, writing, starring and creating the music for my own musical short film called ‘The Five Stages’. It was an incredible experience for me that really made me realize that I wanted to be a part of the entire film production process, not just the acting. The following year, the film ended up getting into and winning awards at film festivals in LA, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto and also Athens. This project made me realize the power of creating your own work.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

Well, I consider myself to be an actress, singer and film producer all in one. I’m originally from Sydney Australia, but when I was 18, I moved to LA to train in acting at the American Arts Film and Television Academy. That experience truly changed my life and not only strengthened my acting, but also introduced me to film production.

Earlier this year in February, I ended up heading back to LA after a year of being in Australia. I did a 3-month mentorship with Diversity Pictures, an American production company I’ve worked with on multiple projects. While I was there, I ended up collaborating with some incredible people to create a dark comedy film titled ‘Queens of the Desert’, which is now being developed into a television series for next year. I was both a producer and actor on the project, and I’m very excited and proud of what’s to come with it.

As of right now, I’m currently based in Vancouver, Canada, where I’m still doing all of my acting, production and music work. In August, I helped organize the LVN Music Fundraiser, which was a local Vancouver-based music festival that raised money for Crisis Center BC. I’m also now working on a new film in Canada titled ‘Blink’, which will be my first dive into the cult-horror genre and is scheduled to film in December.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

I think if anyone wants a career in the creative space, the first quality you need is definitely persistence. Even when there’s people that are critical around you or you feel the odds are stacked against you, the ability to keep pushing yourself and staying persistent is the key to moving forward. Just keep trusting yourself and your work and the rest will follow.

The next quality I would say that’s important is the ability to be able to collaborate with others and build solid relationships. Particularly in film, you just can’t do everything by yourself. Being able to work as a team with other people and having lasting friendships with your collaborators will make your creative journey so much easier and also, so much more fun.

The last thing I would say is the ability to be flexible. In the creative field, oftentimes you’ll get asked to audition or put something together with little or no time to prepare, or there’ll be constant and rapid changes to schedules. There’s just a lot of different things that can happen last minute. Being able to stay calm in the face of this and be flexible is a skill that can come in very handy.

How can folks who want to work with you connect?

Always! I want to work with people that are passionate about whatever it is that they do and have something that they want to say. It’s so inspiring working with people that feel strongly about what they’re creating and are willing to put in the work to make it happen. I love when collaborators come to a project with a clear vision, but are also open to taking on other people’s feedback and advice.

The best way to reach out to me for collaboration is via my email: hannahcarman22@gmail.com

Contact Info:

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Image Credits

Black and White Headshot: Shot by Alex Vaughan