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Brett Haley
Brett Haley
	Haley in 2022
Born	August 17, 1983; Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Occupations	Director; screenwriter; producer; editor; actor;
Relatives	Joshua Ferris (brother)

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Brett Haley (born c. 1983)^[1] is an American filmmaker and actor best known for his work on The Hero and Hearts Beat Loud.

Early life

Haley was born in Illinois^{[failed verification]} and raised in Key West, Florida and Pensacola, Florida.^[2] Haley developed an interest in filmmaking from childhood, making films with a VHS camera from age 9, recalling, "From a young age, I was a storyteller. I just knew it was what I wanted to do".^[3] Haley credits his older brother, Joshua Ferris, for introducing him to movies like True Romance and Angel Heart.^[3] He was also influenced by 80s and 90s action movies, such as Alien, Terminator and Die Hard through his childhood.

Education

Haley began his formal filmmaking education at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking in 2001, with a concentration in directing. He worked toward making a feature every summer, working with fellow UNCSA students to make up his crew. Of his time as a student, he says, "I learned a lot about what it means to be a collaborator at UNCSA. You learn quickly that film is very collaborative."^[3] Upon graduating in 2005, he moved to Los Angeles to work as a production assistant, but quickly relocated to Brooklyn when he realized that approach wasn't for him.

Career

Haley's first feature film, The New Year, was co-written with his sister-in-law, novelist Elizabeth Kennedy, and made for $5,000. Although he considers himself a director first and foremost, Haley says, "I learned very young that if I wanted to make independent films and get those films off the ground, then I needed to be a writer. For me, it was important to start writing and discover: what am I going to write about? How am I going to write it?...That’s when I learned that I needed a writing partner. I write better with a partner and highly recommend that to those who are struggling".^[4] The New Year premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival in 2010 and won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film.^[5]

In 2015, he co-wrote, edited, and directed I'll See You in My Dreams. Marc Basch was his co-writer.^[4] It premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival,^[6] and went on to win awards for Best Actress and Best Director at the Louisiana Film Festival. Additionally, Blythe Danner was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the Gotham Awards for her role.^[7] In an interview, Sam Elliott says he "jumped at the chance to play a romantic lead"; "it's always been what's on the page for me," says Elliott. "I don't know how this kid came up with such a gem about 70-year-olds at 29, or whatever he was when he wrote it."^[8]

Haley and his co-writer, Marc Basch, wrote The Hero specifically for Sam Elliott, who starred alongside Blythe Danner in I'll See You in My Dreams. Haley describes The Hero as his love letter to Elliott, saying that "Sam is the best. He is a true collaborator and an incredible actor and human being. He is so passionate about his work and, in my mind, he is an icon."^[9] The Hero also stars Laura Prepon, Nick Offerman, Katharine Ross and Krysten Ritter, and premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. It was released in the U.S. by The Orchard in June 2017.^[10]

He co-wrote and directed the 2018 film Hearts Beat Loud. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, and also played at the 2018 South By Southwest Film Festival. It was released in the US on June 8, 2018.^[11]

On July 20, 2020 it was announced that Haley would direct the Grease prequel Summer Lovin'.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Role
2003	The Company You Keep	No	No	No	Nate
2007	Reservation Road	No	No	No	Brett
2010	The New Year	Yes	Yes	Yes	Also editor
2015	I'll See You in My Dreams	Yes	Yes	Yes	Karaoke singer (uncredited)
2017	The Hero	Yes	Yes	No	Also editor
2017	And Then I Go	No	Yes	Executive
2018	Hearts Beat Loud	Yes	Yes	No
2020	All the Bright Places	Yes	No	No
2020	All Together Now	Yes	Yes	No

Television

Year	Title	Note(s)
2014	Barmaids	5 episodes; also editor
2014	No Limits	11 episodes
2019	Looking for Alaska	Episode: "I've Never Felt Before"

References

^ Bahr, Lindsay (June 8, 2018). "The nice-guy director who actors can't get enough of". Associated Press. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ IndieWire
^ ^a ^b ^c Uncsa.edu
^ ^a ^b Creativescreenwriting.com
^ Filmschoolrejects.com
^ Deadline.com
^ Vanity Fair
^ Bostonglobe.com
^ Efilmcritic.com
^ Deadline.com
^ Lang, Brent (March 20, 2018). "Sundance Favorite 'Hearts Beat Loud' Scores Summer Release Date". Variety. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ "'Grease' Prequel Gains Momentum at Paramount as Brett Haley Comes on as Director". July 20, 2020.

External links

Brett Haley at IMDb

[1] Bahr, Lindsay (June 8, 2018). "The nice-guy director who actors can't get enough of". Associated Press. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[2] IndieWire

[U-3] Uncsa.edu

[C-4] Creativescreenwriting.com

[5] Filmschoolrejects.com

[6] Deadline.com

[7] Vanity Fair

[8] Bostonglobe.com

[9] Efilmcritic.com

[10] Deadline.com

[11] Lang, Brent (March 20, 2018). "Sundance Favorite 'Hearts Beat Loud' Scores Summer Release Date". Variety. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[12] "'Grease' Prequel Gains Momentum at Paramount as Brett Haley Comes on as Director". July 20, 2020.

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-'''Brett Haley''' is an American [[film director]], [[writer]] and [[editor]] best known for his work on ''[[The Hero (2017 film)|The Hero]]'', ''[[I'll See You in My Dreams (2015 film)|I'll See You in My Dreams]]'', ''[[The New Year (film)|The New Year]]'' and the 2018 film ''[[Hearts Beat Loud]]''.
+'''Brett Haley''' (born {{circa|1983}})<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.apnews.com/5a7ca70106804000a099b9f2035159d3|title = The nice-guy director who actors can't get enough of|last = Bahr|first = Lindsay|work = [[Associated Press]]|date = June 8, 2018|access-date = May 19, 2019}}</ref> is an American filmmaker and actor best known for his work on ''[[The Hero (2017 film)|The Hero]]'' and ''[[Hearts Beat Loud]]''.
 == Early life ==
-Born in Illinois and raised in [[Key West, Florida]] and [[Pensacola, Florida]],<ref>[http://www.indiewire.com/2015/01/meet-the-2015-sundance-filmmakers-60-brett-haley-had-no-room-for-error-during-the-filming-of-ill-see-you-in-my-dreams-65515/ IndieWire]</ref> Brett Haley discovered filmmaking at an early age. Armed with a VHS videocamera as a 9 year-old, he recalls, "From a young age, I was a storyteller. I just knew it was what I wanted to do".<ref name=U>[http://www.uncsa.edu/filmmaking/alumni/brett-haley.aspx Uncsa.edu]</ref> Haley credits his older brother, [[Joshua Ferris]], for introducing him to movies like ''[[True Romance]]'' and ''[[Angel Heart]]''. He was also influenced by 80s and 90s action movies, such as ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'', ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]'' and ''[[Die Hard]]'' through his childhood.
+Haley was born in Illinois{{failed verification|date = May 2019}} and raised in [[Key West, Florida]] and [[Pensacola, Florida]].<ref>[https://www.indiewire.com/2015/01/meet-the-2015-sundance-filmmakers-60-brett-haley-had-no-room-for-error-during-the-filming-of-ill-see-you-in-my-dreams-65515/ IndieWire]</ref> Haley developed an interest in filmmaking from childhood, making films with a VHS camera from age 9, recalling, "From a young age, I was a storyteller. I just knew it was what I wanted to do".<ref name=U>[http://www.uncsa.edu/filmmaking/alumni/brett-haley.aspx Uncsa.edu]</ref> Haley credits his older brother, [[Joshua Ferris]], for introducing him to movies like ''[[True Romance]]'' and ''[[Angel Heart]]''.<ref name = U/> He was also influenced by 80s and 90s action movies, such as ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'', ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]'' and ''[[Die Hard]]'' through his childhood.
 == Education ==
-Haley began his formal filmmaking education at the [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]] School of Filmmaking in 2001, with a concentration in Directing. He worked toward making a feature every summer, working with fellow UNCSA students to make up his crew. Of his time as a student, he says, "I learned a lot about what it means to be a collaborator at UNCSA. You learn quickly that film is very collaborative."<ref name=U/> Upon graduating in 2005, he moved to Los Angeles to work as a production assistant, but quickly relocated to [[Brooklyn]] when he realized that approach wasn't for him.
+Haley began his formal filmmaking education at the [[University of North Carolina School of the Arts]] School of Filmmaking in 2001, with a concentration in directing. He worked toward making a feature every summer, working with fellow UNCSA students to make up his crew. Of his time as a student, he says, "I learned a lot about what it means to be a collaborator at UNCSA. You learn quickly that film is very collaborative."<ref name=U/> Upon graduating in 2005, he moved to Los Angeles to work as a production assistant, but quickly relocated to [[Brooklyn]] when he realized that approach wasn't for him.
 == Career ==
-Haley's first feature film, ''The New Year'', was co-written with his sister-in-law, novelist Elizabeth Kennedy, and made for $5,000. Although he considers himself a director first and foremost, Haley says, "I learned very young that if I wanted to make independent films and get those films off the ground, then I needed to be a writer. For me, it was important to start writing and discover: what am I going to write about? How am I going to write it?...That’s when I learned that I needed a writing partner. I write better with a partner and highly recommend that to those who are struggling".<ref name=C>[https://creativescreenwriting.com/brett-haley-on-writing-a-film-three-times/ Creativescreenwriting.com]</ref> [[The New Year]] premiered at the [[Sarasota Film Festival]] in 2010 and won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film.<ref>[https://filmschoolrejects.com/brett-haleys-indie-gem-the-new-year-finally-gets-distribution-fd8e736bc41d Filmschoolrejects.com]</ref>
+Haley's first feature film, ''The New Year'', was co-written with his sister-in-law, novelist Elizabeth Kennedy, and made for $5,000. Although he considers himself a director first and foremost, Haley says, "I learned very young that if I wanted to make independent films and get those films off the ground, then I needed to be a writer. For me, it was important to start writing and discover: what am I going to write about? How am I going to write it?...That’s when I learned that I needed a writing partner. I write better with a partner and highly recommend that to those who are struggling".<ref name=C>[https://creativescreenwriting.com/brett-haley-on-writing-a-film-three-times/ Creativescreenwriting.com]</ref> ''[[The New Year (film)|The New Year]]'' premiered at the [[Sarasota Film Festival]] in 2010 and won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Film.<ref>[https://filmschoolrejects.com/brett-haleys-indie-gem-the-new-year-finally-gets-distribution-fd8e736bc41d Filmschoolrejects.com]</ref>
-In 2015, he co-wrote, edited, and directed ''I'll See You in My Dreams''. Marc Basch was his co-writer.<ref name=C/> It premiered at the [[2015 Sundance Film Festival]],<ref>[http://deadline.com/2015/01/ill-see-you-in-my-dreams-bleecker-street-sundance-1201363797/ Deadline.com]</ref> and went on to [http://www.indiewire.com/2015/05/louisiana-film-fest-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-ill-see-you-in-my-dreams-take-honors-187630/ win awards] for Best Actress and Best Director at the Louisiana Film Festival. Additionally, [[Blythe Danner]] was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the [[Gotham Awards]] for her role.<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/10/gotham-awards-nominations-spotlight Vanity Fair]</ref> In an interview, Sam Elliott says he "jumped at the chance to play a romantic lead"; "it's always been what's on the page for me," says Elliott. "I don't know how this kid came up with such a gem about 70-year-olds at 29, or whatever he was when he wrote it."<ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2015/05/14/director-brett-haley-talks-about-see-you-dreams/IEH9VQnPnPRm09s9gmFbXN/story.html Bostonglobe.com]</ref>
+In 2015, he co-wrote, edited, and directed ''I'll See You in My Dreams''. Marc Basch was his co-writer.<ref name=C/> It premiered at the [[2015 Sundance Film Festival]],<ref>[https://deadline.com/2015/01/ill-see-you-in-my-dreams-bleecker-street-sundance-1201363797/ Deadline.com]</ref> and went on to win awards for Best Actress and Best Director at the Louisiana Film Festival. Additionally, [[Blythe Danner]] was nominated for the Best Actress Award at the [[Gotham Awards]] for her role.<ref>[https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/10/gotham-awards-nominations-spotlight Vanity Fair]</ref> In an interview, Sam Elliott says he "jumped at the chance to play a romantic lead"; "it's always been what's on the page for me," says Elliott. "I don't know how this kid came up with such a gem about 70-year-olds at 29, or whatever he was when he wrote it."<ref>[https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2015/05/14/director-brett-haley-talks-about-see-you-dreams/IEH9VQnPnPRm09s9gmFbXN/story.html Bostonglobe.com]</ref>
-Haley and his co-writer, Marc Basch, wrote ''The Hero'' specifically for [[Sam Elliott]], who starred alongside Blythe Danner in ''I'll See You In My Dreams''. Haley describes ''The Hero'' as his love letter to Elliott, saying that "Sam is the best. He is a true collaborator and an incredible actor and human being. He is so passionate about his work and, in my mind, he is an icon."<ref>[http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=4047 Efilmcritic.com]</ref>  ''The Hero'' also stars [[Laura Prepon]], [[Nick Offerman]], [[Katharine Ross]] and [[Krysten Ritter]], and premiered in the [https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/competition-and-next-films-announced-for-2017-festival U.S. Dramatic Competition] category at the [[2017 Sundance Film Festival]]. It was released in the U.S. by The Orchard in June 2017.<ref>[http://deadline.com/2017/01/the-hero-the-orchard-sam-elliott-sundance-film-festival-1201892164 Deadline.com]</ref>
+Haley and his co-writer, Marc Basch, wrote ''The Hero'' specifically for [[Sam Elliott]], who starred alongside Blythe Danner in ''I'll See You in My Dreams''. Haley describes ''The Hero'' as his love letter to Elliott, saying that "Sam is the best. He is a true collaborator and an incredible actor and human being. He is so passionate about his work and, in my mind, he is an icon."<ref>[http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=4047 Efilmcritic.com]</ref>  ''The Hero'' also stars [[Laura Prepon]], [[Nick Offerman]], [[Katharine Ross]] and [[Krysten Ritter]], and premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at the [[2017 Sundance Film Festival]]. It was released in the U.S. by The Orchard in June 2017.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2017/01/the-hero-the-orchard-sam-elliott-sundance-film-festival-1201892164 Deadline.com]</ref>
+He co-wrote and directed the 2018 film ''[[Hearts Beat Loud]]''. It premiered at the [[2018 Sundance Film Festival]], and also played at the 2018 [[South By Southwest Film Festival]]. It was released in the US on June 8, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lang |first1=Brent |title=Sundance Favorite 'Hearts Beat Loud' Scores Summer Release Date |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/markets-festivals/sundance-hearts-beat-loud-release-date-nick-offerman-exclusive-1202731177/ |access-date=November 28, 2018 |work=Variety |date=March 20, 2018}}</ref>
+On July 20, 2020 it was announced that Haley would direct the [[Grease (film)|Grease]] prequel ''Summer Lovin'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/grease-prequel-summer-lovin-brett-haley-director-paramount-1202988943/#comments|title='Grease' Prequel Gains Momentum at Paramount as Brett Haley Comes on as Director|date=July 20, 2020}}</ref>
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+===Television===
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+! Title
+! Note(s)
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+| rowspan=2|2014 || ''Barmaids'' || 5 episodes; also editor
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+| ''No Limits'' || 11 episodes
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+| 2019 || ''[[Looking for Alaska (TV series)|Looking for Alaska]]'' || Episode: "I've Never Felt Before"
 |}
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