Hayley Stuart
Hayley Stuart (born June 1, 1988) is an Independent English Filmmaker.
Biography
Hayley Stuart grew up in Manchester, England. Her love of film was formed at an early age with the weekly trips to her Grandmother's local art House Cinema.
In 2005 she co-founded Pretend We Don’t Exist Productions with Francesca Sophia.
Professional career
Hayley has directed several short films including How to Say I Love You, Olivia, Explorer, and Absentee..
As of June 2008, Hayley (under the username pretendwedontexist) has been a YouTube Partner as well as being involved in the YouTube Screening Room.,
The popularity of Hayley’s YouTube channel has led to media coverage on the website of BBC Manchester, in the Manchester Evening News, an interview with Byron Evans on Channel M, where Stuart and Sophia were referred to as a "female version of the Coen Brothers", and their film Olivia, Explorer was included in a list on the South Manchester Reporter website of the most popular YouTube videos made in South Manchester.
Stuart's film How to say I love you played on the Opening Night of NFFTY 2009 and was nominated for a distribution deal with Indie flix It currently has 1.8 millions hits on Youtube
Hayley was nominated for a best of Manchester Art Award 2009.
Filmography
Short films
- Domino (2005)
- We could be flying (2006)
- You could meet somebody who really loves you (2007)
- The child (2007)
- Taking chances (2007)
- Absentee (2008)
- Olivia, Explorer (2008)
- How to say I love you (2009)
- Was she, then, alone in the possession of a memory? (2009)
- Jamie's Hands (2009)
- Nostos (2009)
Short Documentary
- Foret de Phantom (2004)
- Tony & Benji (2009)
Videography
- Consequence (2008)
- Thinking myself to sleep (2008)
Music Videos
- Fodder Youth - (Rumoured.)