Jeremiah Hayes

Leremiah Hayes is a Canadian editor, director, and screenwriter. Born in 1966 in Walnut Creek, California, he later settled in Canada. In 1990, he earned a bachelor's degree in film production from Concordia University in Montreal. His critically acclaimed work has earned him numerous accolades, including a Peabody Award, a Canadian Screen Award, a Gémeaux Award, and two Iris Awards. Hayes is best known for co-directing, co-writing, and editing Reel Injun (2009), a documentary that traces the evolution of the representation of First Nations peoples on screen over nearly a century of cinema. He also edited the acclaimed documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017). In his feature documentary Dear Audrey (2021), he offers an intimate portrait of filmmaker Martin Duckworth and his wife, Audrey Schirmer, as they navigate the challenges of her Alzheimer's disease. The film won the Audience Award at the 2021 Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM). Throughout his rich and varied body of work, Jeremiah Hayes has developed a documentary practice that brings together artistic sensitivity, a discerning eye, and a profound attentiveness to the human experience.