REEL LADIES MEMBER - DANA HANNA Dana Hanna was
born in New Jersey but spent her teen years in sunny South Florida.
It was there that she decided to pursue her love for acting. After
landing several agents, appearing in numerous local and regional
commercials, music videos and indie films, she decided to take the
big leap to HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA!
She soon discovered that she not only had a passion for acting, but
also loved creating magic behind the scenes. Her very first
producing job was a music video, HONEY CHILD (see below),
which aired for several years on BET. August 2008 she wrote and
produced her first short, LEND A HAND (see below), which was chosen
as a finalist in the Allstate Be Reel contest for the
American Black Film Festival. It was the directorial debut for
veteran actor, Gary A Sturgis, and it is still a part of the All
State “Beyond February” campaign.
Her second short, WEIGH MONEY (trailer attached), premiered
in LA at the REEL Ladies Spring 2009 Short film Showcase.
She co-wrote it with her business partner, Joy Sudduth and it is
still making its rounds on the film festival circuit. It was most
recently accepted into the Fort Lauderdale International Film
Festival in December. It will also air on BadamiTv nationwide in
the upcoming weeks. With the forming of her production company,
JOYFUL DAY PRODUCTIONS, Dana feels she is embarking on a new and
exciting journey, and although she continues to audition on a
regular basis, she feels that producing is where her big break is
going to come.
UPCOMING PROJECTS *Animated Weigh Money Tv Series: to be directed by Bill Duke and
starring the voices of: Luenell, Gary Sturgis, Willie Brown and
more
*Shooting the trailer for the screenplay JADED (written by Dana
Hanna) to secure financing
*Possibly co-producing new fitness web-series