Hannah Olson

Hannah Olson is an American documentary film director and producer. She is best known for her work on the HBO documentaries, Baby God, The Last Cruise, and Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God.

Life and career

Olson was born in Minnetonka, Minnesota. She graduated from Hopkins High School and Brown University. In 2020, she made her directing debut with the documentary film, Baby God, about the investigation of Dr. Quincy Fortier. It premiered at South by Southwest and the Nantucket Film Festival.

Olson's second documentary film, The Last Cruise, was about the COVID-19 outbreak on the Diamond Princess. It premiered at South by Southwest.

In 2023, Olson directed the documentary series Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God revolving around Love Has Won, and its leader Amy Carlson for HBO.

Filmography YearTitle Contribution Note 2015 Lidia Celebrates America Producer 1 Episode 2016-2019 Finding Your Roots Producer and director 24 Episodes 2018 American Experience Producer 1 Episode 2018 City of Joel Co-producer Documentary 2020 Who Killed Malcolm X? Story concept Documentary 2020 Baby God Director and producer Documentary 2021 The Last Cruise Director and producer Documentary short 2023 Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God Director and executive producer Documentary series

Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2021 NominatedSouth by SouthwestBest Documentary ShortThe Last Cruise NominatedCritics' Choice Documentary AwardsBest Short Documentary 2022 NominatedCinema Eye Honors AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Shorts List Films NominatedNews and Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Short Documentary