Hazel McKibbin
Directing
Biography
Hazel McKibbin is an award-winning British-American writer, director and editor. She is a BAFTA Newcomer and received a Princess Grace Award for emerging talent. She holds an MFA in Screenwriting and Directing from Columbia University. Hazel’s directorial debut Doublespeak premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and her second short She Always Wins premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. With over a decade of editorial experience informing her vision, Hazel finds herself drawn towards realism, often through a feminist lens, and the idea that compelling stories can be created from ordinary relationships and interactions. Commercial clients include Prada, Louis Vuitton, Goldman Sachs, Ralph Lauren, Nike, St. John, Lingua Franca and Gap. Hazel is also an educator and script consultant, having taught filmmaking at Columbia University, the New York Film Academy, and for Sundance Collab.
Known For
In post-pandemic Shanghai, two women — one leaving, one staying — share a single electric night wandering the city. A tender, breezy queer love story where chemistry, connection and bittersweet goodbyes feel thrillingly alive.
Ephemera
A young woman grapples with the aftermath of reporting sexual harassment in the workplace
Doublespeak
Director Hazel McKibbin and a terrific cast led by Honor Swinton Byrne capture all the complicated moves in the dance of dominance, deference, and self-diminishment that takes place when a young woman brings her new boyfriend to his first family visit.
She Always Wins
After a change in summer plans, a 20-year-old violinist finds herself in remote Calabria with family instead of on a beach in Greece with friends. But when her uncle offers her the chance of a lifetime, she reluctantly opens herself up to an experience she’ll never forget.
The Piece
When she is confronted with long forgotten love letters written to her by her teacher, Sarah reevaluates her memories of the relationship and examines how it has shaped her identity - and her daughters.