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    Sam Hayes

    Sam Hayes is a filmmaker from Chicago, living in Los Angeles. He began in fiction, with a novel called The Weather Man, then shifted his focus to screenplays, soon writing, directing, and producing his debut feature, POOLS, which won the Audience Award at SXSW Sydney 2024, and will premiere at TIFF Next Wave 2025.
      The Wildly Non-Linear Journey of an Independent Film
      Directing

      From Indie Purgatory to a Sold Out TIFF Premiere: The Story of TIFF's Next Wave Film 'Pools'

      Apr 08, 2025