About Me

Hanna Kivlighan is a Korean American artist, teacher, and human. She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2021 with a BA in English, Cinema, and a minor in Spanish. She also obtained her TEFL certification through the International TEFL Academy, and breifly taught English in Chile until moving back to the United States to teach ESL for two years. Along with teaching ESL, Kivlighan worked at the Pine Camp Cultural Arts center as an outdoor film camp counselor--- teaching filmmaking to preteens and teens during the summers. You can check out more of her film work below :)

For a year, she resided and worked in Berlin, Germany, where she worked as a nanny, tutor, and at an English Language Immersion program. She also works as a freelance filmmaker, mostly in the camera department. She is currently building her portfolio and considering MFA programs. As of September 1, 2026, Kivlighan has relocated to East Asia.

Kivlighan also plays five musical instruments: piano, bass guitar, ukele, koto, and the drums. In 2024 she was in the local RVA band, The Overdogs, as bassist. She also holds a black belt in Taekwondo since 2018.

While she knows absolutely nothing about coding, she did create this entire webpage from scratch, which is why it is "lame".