Diretora iraniana, Hana pertence a uma família de cineastas: é filha de Mohsen Makhmalbaf e irmã de Samira Makhmalbaf. Aos oito anos, dirigiu o primeiro curta-metragem, “The Day My Aunt Was Ill”. Aos 14, realizou o documentário “Joy of Madness” (2003), que estreou no Festival de Veneza. Seu primeiro longa-metragem, “Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame” (2007), foi premiado com o Urso de Cristal do Festival de Berlim. Também dirigiu “Dias Verdes” (2009), exibido na 35ª Mostra.
Iranian film director, Hana comes from a family of filmmakers: she is the daughter of Mohsen Makhmalbaf and the sister of Samira Makhmalbaf. At the age of eight, she directed her first short film, “The Day My Aunt Was Ill”. At 14, she made the documentary “Joy of Madness” (2003), which premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. Her first feature film, “Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame” (2007), won a Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. Hana also directed “Green Days” (2009), which was screened at the 35th Mostra.