Director: Hannah Yohannes
Genre: Drama
Little Dreams is a heartfelt drama that explores the delicate balance between ambition and motherhood. The film follows an emerging actor whose career is beginning to take shape just as she enters the transformative journey of becoming a mother. As the pressures of both identities grow, she is forced to confront a deeply personal question: what does it mean to pursue your dreams while creating space for new ones to be born? Directed by Eritrean-Canadian filmmaker Hannah Yohannes, the film reflects her signature commitment to intimate, authentic storytelling centered on underrepresented voices. An award-winning filmmaker whose work includes Home Away and collaborations with institutions like the Canadian Film Centre, Yohannes brings a deeply personal lens to stories of identity, resilience, and womanhood. With Little Dreams, she offers a tender and honest portrait of motherhood as both a challenge and a creative force, shaped by lived experience and emotional truth.
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