Liana Hassim was born on August 21, 1989 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She is an up and coming Writer/Director who has directed a number of Short Films and Documentaries that have won numerous awards in her country. She has just directed her first Feature Film in Honduras, Central America, titled; Sambo Creek: El Regreso De La Llorona (2019)