Jeremiah Hayes is a Canadian film director, writer, and

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. He is known for being the co-director, co-writer, and the editor of the 2010 documentary ''

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''.

Early life and education

Jeremiah Hayes was born in

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, the son of Jeremiah F. Hayes who is recognized in the field of

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. He graduated with a

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(BFA) in Film Production at Concordia University Montreal in 1990.

Career

Hayes is a Canadian film director, writer, and editor. He was the co-director, co-writer, and the editor of the documentary ''

,'' which was awarded a

Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in t ...

in 2010 for Best Direction in a Documentary Program. In 2011, ''

'' won a

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for Best Electronic Media. Hayes was the co-editor of '' Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World'', which was awarded a Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing in a Documentary in 2018''.'' In 2018, Rumble won a

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for Best Feature Length Documentary, and in 2017 Rumble won the Special Jury Award for Masterful Storytelling at the

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in 2017. In 2020, ''Rumble'' received an

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nomination for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary. In 2021,

is featured in the

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core exhibition of the Stories of Cinema. In 2021, Jeremiah directed '' Dear Audrey.'' '' Dear Audrey'' is about the life of Canadian filmmaker

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, and his wife Audrey Schirmer's struggle with

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. It is produced by SwingDog Films, Cineflix Media Inc, The National Film Board of Canada, and the Super Channel. In 1991, while working at The National Film Board of Canada, Hayes first met Duckworth when he was working as the assistant editor on Duckworth`s documentary entitled ''Peacekeepers at War.'' In 2016, Hayes begain to film Duckworth and his wife Audrey Schirmer in their Montreal apartment in order to make the documentary '' Dear Audrey''. Hayes filmed the couple for four years, over 50 shooting days, gathering 90 hours of footage, which included 15 hours of interviews with Duckworth. The film Dear Audrey won the following awards: Two Iris Awards for Best Feature Documentary and Best Editing of a Feature Documentary at the 2023 Gala du Quebec Cinema.The People's Choice Award at the Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM) (2021), the Best Feature Documentary Award at the Indy Film Fest (2022), the Cercle d’or for Best Feature Documentary Award at the Sherbrooke World Film Festival (2022), Silver Award for Best Feature Documentary at the Tokyo Film Awards (2022), the Dr. Sydney K. Shapiro Humanitarian Award at the

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(2022), the Best Editing of a Documentary Award at the Madrid International Film Festival (2022) and the Excellence in Editing Award at the Docs Without Borders Film Festival (2022). Dear Audrey was nominated for three

at the

11th Canadian Screen Awards The 11th Canadian Screen Awards, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, honoured achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2022.Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Editing in a Documentary, and Best Original Music in a Documentary (composer Walker Grimshaw). Hayes`s other credits as a director include ''Elefanti'' (1989), ''Silence & Storm'' (1995), ''God Comes As a Child'' (1998),"And the nominees are. . ."
'' Playback'', May 3, 1999. and ''The Prom'' (1998). Hayes`s credits as an editor include The Death Tour, '' Tautuktavuk (What We See)'' (2023), '' Tia and Piujuq'' (2018), ''Above the Drowning Sea'' (2017), '' Sol'' (2014), ''The Wolverine: The Fight of the James Bay Cree'' (2014), '' Shekinah: The Intimate Life of Hasidic Women'' (2013), ''The Last Explorer'' (2009), ''Inside the Great Magazines'' (2007), ''Vendetta Song'' (2005), and ''Unbreakable Minds'' (2004).

Honors and awards

for Best Direction in a Documentary Program co-directing for ''Reel Injun'' (2010) * Canadian Screen Award for Best Editing in a Documentary for '' Rumble'' (2018) *

for Best Electronic Media for ''Reel Injun'' (2011) * Iris Award for Best Feature Documentary for '' Dear Audrey'' the Gala du Quebec Cinema (2023) * Iris Award for Best Editing of a Feature Documentary for '' Dear Audrey'' at the Gala du Quebec Cinema (2023) * The People's Choice Award for Dear Audrey at the Montreal International Documentary Festival ( RIDM) (2021) *

Prix Gémeaux The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language eq ...

nomination for Best Documentary Program at the 38th

prix Gémeaux The Prix Gémeaux () or Gémeaux Awards honour achievements in Canadian television and digital media that is broadcast in French. It has been sponsored by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television since 1987. Introduced as a French-language eq ...

, Academy of Canadian Cinema (2024) * Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the

Filmography

References

External links

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Jeremiah Hayes
at The National Film Board of Canada
Jeremiah Hayes
at Cinema Politica
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