
Hannah Scout Dunaway
Directing
Biography
Hannah Scout Dunaway is a Michigan filmmaker based in Grand Rapids. She is a graduate of Grand Valley State University where she studied Film & Video Production and Theatre Arts. She is passionate about telling stories that delve into her love of special effects while tackling difficult subjects, such as mental health, and familial issues. Dunaway works in the art department and special effects in the midwest independent film scene. She is an advocate for Michigan filmmaking, and spoke at Michigan Congress in 2024 about the importance of it.
Known For

In order to find balance between physical attractions, an obedient man stands before two deities.
Ethereal Torments

Set within a frozen midwestern atmosphere, an overworked elementary school secretary waits with a student to be picked up after being disciplined for an “inappropriate” drawing.
Recesses

A grieving widow uses her garden to bring back the love of her life, only to realize that not much has changed.
Pear

After being released from rehab, a teen girl is forced to confront both her overbearing mother and her eating disorder at a birthday party for two.
Gorge

Dysfunctional friends Nate, and Avery get caught up in a armed robbery during their night shift at a gas station.
Midwestern Shitshow

Consumed with the monotony of her domestic life, a lonely housewife is forced onto tranquilizers to survive her mundane routines and isolation.
Milly

When young rock legend Johnny Stranger returns to his hometown to finish a nationwide tour, he realizes that his rockstar persona has become inseparable from his true identity.
Farewell Tour

Joan Richmond, a young adult sent to a summer camp, must defend herself from the harassment of the other counselors and save her friend.
Joan Witch: Hell Hath no Fury

A violent sneeze in church leaves a teenage girl confined to a claustrophobic bathroom stall, which grows more bloody and nightmarish by the minute, as she struggles to get a tampon.
In the Blood

A low-level office clerk works for an enigmatic corporation that helps people escape to other realities. But when he takes a bribe to help a woman flee from mysterious pursuers, he unintentionally puts his own life at risk.
THRESHOLD

A teenage girl undergoes the uncomfortable and intrusive process of acquiring a birth control prescription.
Contraceptive

Two college grads enter the workplace seeking gainful unemployment.
Unemployees

An estranged son attempts to reconnect with his aging father while competing for his affection with an otherworldly guest.
Me, My Dad, And The Thing In The Shed

In the wake of their father's death, two siblings must decide if they will honor his eccentric final wish.
Jason's Famous Homemade Mostaccioli

A young trans woman walks into a meticulously clean and sterile bathroom and proceeds to shave away hair, then skin, in an increasingly bloody and graphic bathroom scene.
The Feminine Touch

Friends, teachers, and family members unintentionally evoke insecurity and anxiety in a teen girl who is a fish person.
Fishy

In the distant future, sea life has gone near extinct and fishing is a practice of the past until one girl sets out to find the big catch that will bring back a connection to her past.
Fisheye

When two friends go out in the woods in an attempt to find proof of a rumored creature, things quickly get very hairy for them.
Man-Wolf

Three guys live with a goofy, thrifting enthusiast. When one tries to make her get rid of her stuff, she amps up her absurd antics.
Everything Will Totally Maybe Be Okay

A paranormal investigator discovers that love comes in all shapes, and anomalies.