Kristin Hahn (born 1969) is an American film and television producer, writer and director. Hahn is the founder and president of production company, Hahnscape Entertainment, and the co-founder of production company

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, alongside

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. Prior to Echo Films, Hahn co-founded

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with Jennifer Aniston and

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where she served as executive producer on the

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-winning ''

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'', and co-producer on '' The Time Traveler's Wife.' ''

Career

Hahn was born in

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and later moved to

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. She relocated to Los Angeles to attend USC Film School. At the age of 15, being raised by her mother, she watched many movies and became interested in becoming a storyteller. At 18, she moved to

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. While she was a film student at

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, she also worked for Bob Ellison as his assistant for 3 years, where she learned about writing. Hahn began her career as a theater producer, shepherding six productions including ''Maps for Drowners'', the first play in Los Angeles to address the

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. Hahn co-directed, wrote and produced the documentary feature, ''Anthem''. The film features interviews with

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and poet laureate,

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. The doc was dubbed "essential viewing" by Variety, "illuminating" by The Hollywood Reporter, and "one of the most charming and thought-provoking documentaries of the year!" by Chicago Tribune. She also co-wrote the companion book, ''Anthem: An American Road Story'', published by

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. In 2002, Hahn published her second book with HarperCollins. ''In Search of Grace: A Religious Outsider's Journey Across America's Landscape of Faith''. In 2008, Hahn and

formed the production company

. Through Echo Films, Hahn executive produced The Switch starring Jennifer Aniston and

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. She also executive produced the franchise television projects, ''Five, and Five: Call Me Crazy''. In 2014, Hahn executive produced ''

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'', starring Jennifer Aniston as a chronic pain sufferer. Hahn executive produced '' The Yellow Birds'', written by David Lowery and directed by Alexandre Moors, starring

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and

. Hahn adapted Julie Murphy’s New York Times best-selling novel, '' Dumplin’'', starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston. She also served as Producer. The film was released on Netflix in 2018. It was described by Deadline as "a triumph for all the women behind of and in front of the scenes", and The Atlantic said "the movie itself represents a new, valuable kind of narrative". Hahn is an executive producer on the Apple TV+ drama, '' The Morning Show'', starring Jennifer Aniston and

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. She was nominated for a

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and a

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for her work on the show. In 2015, Hahn founded production company, Hahnscape Entertainment. Hahnscape's first feature film release was '' Tumbledown'', starring

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and

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. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. Leonard Maltin said "Indie films like Tumbledown deserve all the breaks they can get. This one rewards the viewer with a typically fine performance by Rebecca Hall and a revelatory one by Jason Sudeikis". Under her Hahnscape banner, Kristin adapted the Jerry Spinelli novel, '' Stargirl'', for Disney+ and produced the film alongside Gotham Entertainment. The '' Stargirl'' film follows the story of Leo ( Graham Verchere) who becomes intrigued by a mysterious and quirky student named Stargirl (

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), which Deadline described as "a teen movie marching to its own unique beat that probably would have brought a smile to John Hughes". Hahn co-wrote DreamWorks Animation's '' Spirit Untamed'', released in June 2021. The Los Angeles Times described it as "a sweet film with a moving message about embracing family, heritage and most importantly, yourself, just the way you are." With Forbes calling it a "colorful and nuanced character play". From 2021 to 2022, Kristin served as the

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's Poling Chair of Business and Government at

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Filmography

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