Jeremiah Hayes is a Canadian film director, writer and editor.[2] He is most noted as co-director, co-writer and the editor of the film Reel Injun,[3] for which he won the Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Documentary Program at the 25th Gemini Awards in 2010.[4] Hayes is also recognized for his work editing Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World,[5] for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing in a Documentary at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018.[6] Reel Injun won a Peabody Award for Best Electronic Media in 2011[7] and Rumble won the Special Jury Award for Masterful Storytelling at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017.[8] In 2020, Rumble received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary.[9] In 2021, Reel Injun is featured in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures core exhibition of the Stories of Cinema.[10]
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As a director, his other credits include Elefanti (1989),[11] Silence & Storm (1995),[12] God Comes As a Child (1998),[13][14] and The Prom (1998).[15]
His other credits as an editor include Tia & Piujuq (2018),[16] Above the Drowning Sea (2017),[17] Sol (2014),[18] The Wolverine: The Fight of the James Bay Cree (2014),[19] Shekinah: The Intimate Life of Hasidic Women (2013),[20] The Last Explorer (2009), Inside the Great Magazines (2007),[21] Vendetta Song (2005),[22] and Unbreakable Minds (2004).[23]
In 2021 Jeremiah directed Dear Audrey.[24] Dear Audrey is about the life of Canadian filmmaker Martin Duckworth, and his wife Audrey Schirmer's struggle with Alzheimer's. It is produced by SwingDog Films, Cineflix Media Inc, The National Film Board of Canada,[25] and The Super Channel.
- In 2010, Hayes was awarded a Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Documentary Program for his work co-directing of Reel Injun.[26]
- In 2018, he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing in a Documentary for his work editing Rumble.[5]
- Reel Injun won a Peabody Award for Best Electronic Media in 2011[7]
- Rumble won the Special Jury Award for Masterful Storytelling at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017.[8] [5]
- Rumble was also nomination for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary in 2020.[27]
- In 2021, Reel Injun is featured in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures core exhibition of the Stories of Cinema.[28]
Born in Walnut Creek, California on April 18, 1966.
Graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Film Production at Concordia University Montreal in 1990.
Son of Jeremiah F. Hayes who is recognized in the field of Electrical Engineering.
Year | Title | Contribution | Description | Honors |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Elefanti [11] | Director, Editor, Camera, Producer | 15 minute
documentary (TVO) |
-Best Short Documentary, Melbourne International Film Festival, 1990.
-Best 16mm production, Montreal International Young Film Festival, 1990. -Special Commendation, Canadian International Annual Film Festival, 1990. -Best Final Year Production, Concordia University, 1989. |
1995 | Silence & Storm [12] | Director, Editor, Camera | 52 minute
documentary (NFB, TVO) |
-Bronze Apple Award, Santa Barbara Educational Film Festival, 1996.[29]
-Season Opener for TVO's From the Heart series, 1996. |
1998 | God Comes As a Child [13][14] | Director, Editor, Camera, Producer | 25 minute
documentary (CBC, CBC NEWS WORLD, VISION, WTN) |
-Bronze Plaque, Columbus Ohio International Film Festival, 1998.
-Best Short, Nominee, HotDocs Documentary Film Festival, 1998. -Selected for the Toronto International Film Festival, 1998. -Season Opener for CBC's Man Alive series, 1998. -Special Commendation, Canadian International Annual Film Festival, 1998. -Special Commendation, Houston International Film Festival, 1990. |
1998 | The Prom [15] | Director, Editor, Camera | 52 minute
documentary (NFB, CTV, TVO, TVQ) |
-Honorable Mention, Worthington Columbus International Film Festival, 1998.
-Season Opener for TVO's A View From Hear series, 1998. |
2001 | Shrinkage [30] | Editor | 45 min. documentary
(CBC, VISION) |
|
2001 | Coming Out [31] | Lead Editor | 90 minute
documentary (LIFE) |
|
2002 | Cirque for Life [32] | Editor | 52 minute
documentary (CBC, LIFE) |
|
2002 | She Got Game [33] | Editor | 90 minute
documentary (CBC, LIFE, TVO, TVQ) |
-Gold Aurora Award.
-Guirlande d’Honneur, Sports Movies & TV Int. Festival, Milan. -Best Documentary, Temecula Valley Int. Film and Music Festival, California. -Chris Statuette, Columbus International Film Festival. -Recognized by the International Olympic Committee, FICTS (Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportif); Milan (2003). |
2004 | Unbreakable Minds [23] | Editor, Writer | 56 minute
documentary (VISION) |
|
2005 | Vendetta Song [22] | Editor, Writer, Camera | 52 minute
documentary (NFB, VISION) |
-CIDA Prize for Best Canadian Documentary on International Development at Hot Docs 2005 Quebec Film.[34]
-Critics Association Best Medium Length Documentary, Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois, 2005.[34] -Best Documentary Award, Female Eye Film Festival, 2005.[34] -Best Documentary, Calgary International Film Festival. -3rd prize at the International Women's Film Festival, Torino Italy. |
2007 | Inside the Great Magazines [35] | Editor, Writer | 3 x 1 hour
documentary series (Global) |
|
2007 | Canadaville U.S.A.[36] | Editor, Writer | 90 minute
documentary (CBC, Tele-Quebec) |
-Hugo Television Awards, Chicago Film Festival Merit Prize for Social Political Documentary. [37] |
2009 | The Last Explorer [38] | Editor, Writer | 90 minute drama
(APTN) |
|
2009 | Reel Injun [3] | Director, Editor, Writer | 90 minute
documentary (PBS, CBC, NFB) |
-Best Direction in a Documentary Program, Gemini Award, 2010.[39][4]
-Best Electronic Media, Peabody Award, 2011.[7] -The Canada Award for Best Multicultural Program, Gemini Awards, 2010. -Special Founders Prize, Spirit Award, Nonfiction Jury Award, Traverse City Film Festival, 2011. -Best Documentary Feature, Fargo Film Festival, 2011.[40] -Best Use of Footage in a Factual Program, FOCAL International Awards, 2011.[41] -Best International Indigenous Entry, Mana Wairoa Film Awards, 2010.[42] -In 2021, Reel Injun is featured in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures core exhibition of the Stories of Cinema.[28] |
2010 | Down the Mighty River [43] | Editor, Writer | 6 x 1/2 hour
documentary series (APTN) |
-Best Documentary Series, Gemini Award Nomination, 2010. |
2010 | The Uluit: Champions of the North [44] | Editor | 5 x 1/2 hour
documentary series (APTN) |
-Best Documentary Series, Gemini Award Nomination, 2010. |
2013 | Shekinah: The Intimate Life of Hasidic Women [45] | Editor, Writer, Camera | 90 minute
documentary (Radio Canada) |
-Best Documentary at Crown Heights Film Festival.[46] |
2013 | Big Wind [47] | Editor, Writer, Camera | 90 minute
documentary (TVO) |
|
2013 | Space Race 2 | Editor | 76 minute
documentary (CTV) |
|
2014 | The Wolverine: The Fight of the James Bay Cree [48] | Editor, Writer | 10 minute
documentary (Rezolution Pictures) |
|
2014 | Sol [49] | Editor | 90 minute
documentary (Super Chanel) |
-Grand Prize for Best Canadian Feature at the RIDM Montreal International Documentary Festival, 2014.[50]
-Canada's Top Ten feature films of 2014 by the Toronto International Film Festival, (TIFF).[51] -Best Documentary Program at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, 2016. |
2017 | Above the Drowning Sea[52] | Editor, Post Production Supervisor | 90 minute
documentary (Time & Rhythm Cinema Inc.) |
-Golden Dragon Award for Best Documentary, Ferrara Film Festival, 2018.[53]
-Best Documentary at the Hamilton Film Festival, 2018.[54] -Honorable Mention, New Jersey International Film Festival, 2018.[55] -Honorable Mention, Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, 2019.[56] -Best Documentary Award at the Sunrise Film Festival Nova Scotia, 2019.[57] |
2017 | Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World [5][58] | Editor, Camera | 90 minute
documentary (Movie Network, ARTE, APTN, SCR/RDI, ARTV) |
-Canadian Screen Awards for Best Feature Length Documentary, 2017.
-Canadian Screen Awards for Best Editing in a Documentary, 2017. -Canadian Screen Awards for Best Cinematography in a Documentary, 2017.-Special Jury Award for Masterful Storytelling, Sundance Film Festival in 2017.[8] -Canada's Top Ten feature films of 2017 by the Toronto International Film Festival, (TIFF).[59] -Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, 2017. -Vitruvian Award at the DaVinci Film Festival, 2018.[60] -Audience Award at the Biografilm Festival, 2017.[61] -Best Music Documentary, Boulder International Film Festival, 2017. -Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Arts and Culture Documentary, 2020.[62] |
2018 | Tia & Piujuq [63][64] | Editor | 80 minute drama
(APTN) |
- Best Children's Film, Indianer Inuit Das Nordamerika FilmFestival, Stuttgart Germany 2020.[65]
- Best Fim, Festival du Film Canadien de Dieppe, France 2019.[66] - Children's Selection, Festival du Film Canadien de Dieppe, France 2019. |
2020 | The Real Neanderthal[67] | Editor | 52 minute documentary
(CBC, The Nature of Things) |
|
2021 | Dear Audrey[24][25][68] | Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Camera, Location Sound, Archival Research | 90 minute documentary
(Cineflix Media, The Super Channel, NFB) |
- People's Choice Award, Montreal International Documentary Festival, (RIDM), 2021.[69][70]
- Dr. Sydney K. Shapiro Humanitarian Award, Phoenix Film Festival, 2022.[71] |
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