Sean hanish
is a WGA Award-nominated writer, producer, director, and a multi-award-winning commercial director. His debut film was the Emmy and Critics' Choice- nominated and Satellite Award-winning film RETURN TO ZERO. RETURN TO ZERO earned an Emmy nomination for its star, Minnie Driver, as well as a Critics’ Choice Award nomination for her phenomenal performance, and a WGA Award nomination for Sean. Most recently, Sean directed and produced SAINT JUDY, starring Michelle Monaghan. After studying under master film theorist David Bordwell at the University of Wisconsin, Sean completed his Master of Arts at the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television. Sean has been a member of the Director’s Guild of America (DGA) since 2005 and Writers Guild of America (WGA) since 2012.
Films
SAINT JUDY (2019) The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood, and how she single-handedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.
Starring: Michelle Monaghan, Leem Lubany Common, Peter Krause, Ben Schnetzer, Waleed Zuaiter, Mykelti Williamson, Gabriel Bateman, Alfred Molina, and Alfre Woodard
Sister Cities (2016) After years of estrangement, four sisters gather in the wake of their mother’s death, which may or may not have been a suicide.
Starring: Troian Bellisario, Stana Katic, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jess Weixler, Alfred Molina, and Jacki Weaver
Return to Zero (2014) A husband and wife struggle to preserve their marriage after learning their first child has died in the womb, just weeks before the due date.
Starring: Minnie Driver, Paul Adelstein, Alfred Molina, Connie Nielsen, Andrea Anders, Kathy Baker, and Sarah Jones
Commercials
