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Hanan Harchol is a New York-based filmmaker, animator, artist, classical guitarist, and educator. Born in Kibbutz Kinneret, Israel, he moved to the United States at the age of two.

Harchol is the writer, director, and producer of About a Teacher, a semi-autobiographical narrative feature film inspired by his experiences teaching filmmaking to inner-city high school students. The film has received acclaim, boasting a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and praise from critics, including the LA Times and The Hollywood Reporter. The film is currently available on Amazon Prime. In recognition of his teaching excellence, Harchol received the Big Apple Award in 2023, the highest honor for public school teachers in New York City, and in 2021, he was awarded a $10,000 FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence.

His animated series Jewish Food For Thought, generously funded by The Covenant Foundation, explores Jewish ethics through engaging conversations between Harchol and his parents. The series is used as an educational resource in numerous schools and synagogues nationwide and is featured on OnBeing.org, URJ.org, and Aish.com, Jewish Life TV and many other websites. Harchol has presented his work at Jewish educational conferences across the US and the UK, and his animations have been showcased on Channel 13 and at countless film festivals.

Harchol's animations, drawings, and paintings were highlighted in a solo, catalogued exhibition at The Hebrew Union College Museum in New York,which traveled nationally.

In addition to his visual arts, Harchol is a professional classical guitarist, having performed solo recitals on WQXR in New York with eleven best-selling CD releases.

He resides in Manhattan with his wife and two sons.