Hanna Elias was born in Jish village near Nazareth, Galilee. Graduated from the Hebrew university in Jerusalem with BA degree in Sociology and Middle East Studies. In 1991 he graduated with MFA in film production from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
He directed several short films, including “The Mountain” (1992). In 1997 he directed and produced the Israeli/Palestian co-production of Children’s Television Workshop of “Sesame Street” (CTW, New York).
Then from 1998-1999, he worked for the United Nations on a series of promotional films on democracy and women rights in Palestine. The Olive Harvest is his first full length film.
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