Screenwriter/director Hannah Lehmann: writing process, navigating development, and why rejection will ultimately make you better
From Breaking Screen by Caris Bizzaca
March 2, 2026 · 35 min · Season 2 · Episode 2
About this episode
Hannah Lehmann discusses her writing process, experiences with rejection, and her journey in the screen industry.
Screenwriter and director Hannah Lehmann joins the latest episode of Breaking Screen to talk about her writing process, how making a vertical series prepared her for feature film and TV, dealing with rejection, exploring the realities of working in the screen industry through her writing, and much more. For her digital series Two Sides, Hannah won an Australian Directors Guild award and a Streamy Award. She created and directed The Unboxing for Seven Studios, and began her career with The Out There, a series she produced and wrote for Instagram. Read Hannah's SubStack 'Still Losing': https://hannahlehmannworld.substack.com [https://hannahlehmannworld.substack.com/] Currently, Hannah has a number of projects in development including her debut feature, the semi-autobiographical TV series Mirrorball, produced by Easy Tiger Productions, and several feature film adaptations.
People in this episode
Host: Caris Bizzaca
Guest: Hannah Lehmann
Topics covered
- writing process
- screen industry
- rejection
- feature film
- TV series
- digital series
Keywords
- screenwriter
- director
- development
- vertical series
- projects in development
- semi-autobiographical
- feature film adaptations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Australian Directors Guild, Streamy Award, Seven Studios, Easy Tiger Productions
Books & works: Two Sides, The Unboxing, The Out There, Mirrorball
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