PRESS
Here is the media coverage of myself on my work in the film industry and some of the projects I have worked on. You will see all the moments were I am at public and private events related to my work, interviewed and mentioned by filmmakers in the industry in public interviews, speeches and in the media.
I appeared as a guest on the After Film School Podcast with Chris Schwartzy where I talk about my George Clooney story, my life after film school (AFI), my experience working as a film editor, in post production and the types of shows and films I’ve worked on.
Here I am being interviewed as a guest on the Toan Dang Podcast for my work in the film and television industry. You can listen to me share my experience getting into the film industry in LA and how much my mentors, colleagues and AFI connections have helped me and continue to help me in my career.
This is the Premiere for Of Night and Light, which is a documentary feature directed by Lucy Walker (Emmy Winner and 2X Oscar Nominee), at the Tribeca Film Festival 2023. Here I am with the cast and crew of the film whom I worked with remotely during the 2023 Spring. I was an assistant editor on this doc-feature working with the post-production team shortly after I wrapped on Ghosts of Beirut earlier this year. Above are some of the photos from the red carpet at the Of Night and Light screening.
My Alma Matter, The AFI (American Film Institute) Conservatory, gave me a shout on their Alumni Connection page for my work on Ghosts of Beirut, which is the first scripted television show I worked on for Showtime with Paramount + as the Lead Assistant Editor. Ghosts of Beirut was directed by Greg Barker, produced by Oscar Winning Producer Diane Becker and edited by Padraic McKinley and Matthew Wooley.
Split At The Root, a film I worked on as the Post-Production Supervisor, had it's premiere night at the Array Creative Campus in Los Angeles and above are highlights from the press coverage. It was also spotlighted on Spectrum News and this was covered by Journalist Taylor Torregano. In the video above is a sample from the Spectrum News coverage where I am with the rest of my Split At The Root team including our executive producer Rosario Dawson and the film director Linda Goldstein Knowlton. I worked on this documentary feature for most of 2022 and the work was done fully remote. Split At The Root in now available on Netflix for streaming and it had many theatrical screenings across the United States. It was also featured in the SXSW 2022 film festival, Heartland International film festival, Palm Springs International film festival and the Hot Docs film festival.
Here I am being interviewed with the press during the Los Angeles Premiere for Flint Tale at the TCL Chinese Theatre for Indie Night 2021. Flint Tale is an independent feature film I edited and post-supervised working closely with Director/Producer/Writer Marc Cayce, Producer/Actress Tecoya Harris and Executive Producer Cheryl Rich.
I made an appearance on the NoNoNevah Podcast with my good friend and colleague Tessie Herrasti and discussed my experience in the Film and TV industry as a Film Editor. Please check out EP. 16 - An Editor Speaks (Special Guest: Hammad Hassan) on Spotify.
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Here I get a shoutout on the Avid Customer Story Press from Director Danny Ramirez for my work on the
Star Wars Theory Vader Fan-Film on YouTube.
Here I attended a screening for a film I worked on last year as assistant editor called On The Divide (PBS) at The Cinelounge. This is one of several films I’ve had the privilege and honor of working on with the OSCAR Winning Film Producer Diane Becker (Navalny). I started working with her from 2019 with The Longest War (Showtime), White Coat Rebels (Participant Media), On The Divide (PBS), and Detainee 001 (Showtime) which finished and aired on television and streaming in 2021. I recently finished working on a scripted series with her for Showtime called Ghosts of Beirut which will aired the first episode May 19th.
Daytime Emmy 2020 Tina Benko Acceptance Speech:
After receiving the award for Outstanding Performance as a Supporting Actress in The Rehearsal Tina Benko name drops me and my work on the editing during a crucial scene at the 0:48 mark:
“Hammad Hassan for editing that scene and allowing the wife to be on camera for much of that husband wife argument”
A Father's Legacy | SOHO International Film Festival 2020 Q&A Panel:
Discussion of the films pacing - “We played with all sorts of timing in the edit…shoutout to our editors Hammad and Julie because there was a lot more to those scenes we edited and cut down.”
Discussion of the pivotal scene in the film - “Hammad was a big part of that, the editor, really putting that together.”​
Here I attended the screening of a short film I edited called Junior at the Pan-African Film Festival 2020. This film was nominated for Best Short Film Narrative and screened at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza 15 and XD a month before the Covid-19 pandemic. NBA Champion and Finals MVP Chauncey Billups was the executive producer on this film and it was directed by AFI Alum Dubois Ashong.
AFI Conservatory 2018 Commencement | Oscar-Nominated Editor Matt Chessé
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During my time studying at the AFI Conservatory for my MFA in Film Editing I edited many short films and built strong relationships before graduating. During the AFI Conservatory Commencement in 2018 I received a shoutout from Matt Chessé (A.C.E.), who is an Oscar-Nominated Film Editor and was one of my mentors at the AFI film editing program.
Matt Chessé on famous guest filmmakers visiting AFI– “My pal Hammad Hassan always the first one with his hand in the air..."
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