Hayley is a Vancouver-based writer and director (DGC). She is a graduate of Dalhousie University and Vancouver Film School and has written and directed scripted, documentary and commercial work. Hayley’s films have won awards at festivals around the world aired on Telus Optik, the Knowledge Network, CBC and Air Canada. Hayley’s documentary: HAYASHI STUDIO investigates the hidden history of BC, and won Best Canadian Short at VAFF. Her NFB produced documentary UNARCHIVED premiered at VIFF this fall, and examines how to make erased histories as researchable and accessible and the dominant historical record. Her film SEND THE RAIN speaks to the devastating results of British Columbia’s Wildfires. It premiered August 2022 on CBC, won the Golden Egg at the Reykjavik International Film Festival and won her, her first DGC Award. Hayley co-wrote/co-directed Heritage Minute, PALDI: A PLACE FOR EVERYONE, which will air in 2023.