Eli Hayes
Eli Hayes (born November 5, 1993-died in May 2020) was an American Filmmaker from Whitefish Bay (Wisconsin, USA). Furthermore, he was a letterbox user. In high school, he made short movies, Nothing, and Dancing with Shadows.
Eli showed his interest in the films from his childhood. All of his movies widely showed in the United States theaters and film festivals. In March 2020, his film titled A Florida Melancholy released.
As a director, there are 40 credits on his name. In addition to this, Eli produced around 41 movies in his career. According to the Letterbox post, that confirmed the death of Eli. The young director left the world.
Still, there is no confirmation on his death news. He made his last post on social media on May 21, 2020. His friends and family members shattered after getting the death news.
Profile, Parents & Early Life
The birth date of Eli Hayes is November 5, 1993. He was born and brought up in Whitefish Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The identities of his mother, father, and sister kept secret by him. He was active in filmmaking and screenwriting in his Whitefish Bay High School and then moved to the St. Johnsbury High School for higher studies.
Eli did his graduate studies in Psychology and Creative Writing from Ithaca College. Then, he obtained his Master’s Degree (Film & Creative Media) from Lipscomb University, Nashville, in 2017.
Girlfriend, Affairs & Relationship Status
Hayes seems to be a shy person about his love life. He remained silent during the interviews about his girlfriend and wedding plans. However, the information associated with his private life is unavailable on the popular web portals and internet sources.
On his official Facebook account, he stated about his single relationship status. The sudden death of Eli Hayes shocked everyone around him. Still, his loved ones hid the details of his cause of death too.
Some Interesting Facts about Eli Hayes
- He became passionate about watching movies at an early age.
- Moreover, he regularly saw the films of Andrei Tarkovsky and Chantal Akerman.
- Eli produced, directed, and edited around 20 feature movies.
- His works screened in the reputed film festivals like The Pune Short Film Festival, The Cannes International Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne, The Milwaukee Short Film Festival, and Anthology Film Archives and The University of North Carolina.
- Hayes maintained his official accounts on Twitter (1.6K fans) and Facebook.
- He spent his early life in the Whitefish Bay area.
- Hayes’ professional skills include Acting, Cinematography, Editing, Filmmaking, Music Composition, and Screenwriting.
- He employed in the “Mohawk” Feature Film as a Production Assistant.
- Moreover, he was a former film reviewer at the Way Too Indie (2014-2016).
- He worked on the Production Manager position at the NFI (Nashville Film Institute).
- Hayes was an executive producer in the Regarding the Case of Joan of Arc.
- From June 2012, he handled the screenwriting, production, and direction duties in the Hazel Eye Productions.
- In January 2020, he was a theater associate in the Original Theater MKE.
- From 1970-2013, he prepared the list of his favorite films like Upstream Color, Life is Beautiful, Fish Tank, Hunger, Gone Baby Gone, The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, The Secret in Their Eyes, Heaven, Drive, Million Dollar Baby and The Spirit of Beehive.
- An unclear mystery is regarding his death. Through his social media accounts, I did not get any clue about his past health issues and complications behind his death. Letterbox released only the news of the death, not the cause. Josh Trank (Director) paid tribute to him on Twitter. Reddit set up a thread on the Eli’s films and memory.
- Eli Hayes’ earned a decent net worth of around $1 Million US Dollars. Furthermore, his income generated $500K-$550K through his filmmaking and screenwriting jobs.