Hanelle Culpepper

Hanelle M. Culpepper is an American filmmaker, best known for her work in television directing episodes of 90210, Parenthood, Criminal Minds, Revenge and Grimm along with other series. She also directed the feature films Within (2009), Deadly Sibling Rivalry (2011), Murder on the 13th Floor (2012) and Hunt for the Labyrinth Killer (2013). She is also the first woman director to launch a new Star Trek series in the franchise's history, directing the opening three episodes of Star Trek: Picard. Prior to working in television, she worked as a production assistant and directed and produced short films.