Hunter Hopewell

Biography

At nine years old, Hunter first picked up a camera to make videos with his friends and family. Growing up, the support continued, and today, Hunter has won over sixty awards across twenty short films, a feature film, and 300+ videos, including a first place win at the United Nations for Numbskull, an anti-bullying short film.

In 2021, his feature directorial debut Shellfish premiered at the TCL Chinese Theater as part of the Dances with Films Festival and went on to win thirty awards at seventy-five festivals, including ten Best of Festival awards. You can catch Shellfish on Prime Video, Apple TV+, and every major rental platform

Walt Disney has been a longtime inspiration in Hunter’s life...