Haley Richards
Art
Biography
Born in Guelph, Ontario, Haley has always had a passion for film. She studied Film at Wilfrid Laurier University before continuing into the VFS Film Production pathway to expand her skills. Now graduated with both a degree and diploma, she is building her career as a filmmaker, creating short films that use compelling imagery to tell character-driven narratives.
Known For
A well-meaning but unlucky cop accidentally gets dosed with LSD before his ex-wife's Christmas party, forcing him to navigate surreal hallucinations, awkward family drama, and holiday chaos to prove he's a responsible father and husband.
Tripping Through the Holidays
Two friends, Alex and Syd, try to reconnect with Alex’s ex-boyfriend Dean from beyond the grave but their friendship is tested when Dean begins to reveal their secrets.
No Lies in the Afterlife
In an attempt to stay connected with the living a lonely ghost follows a lone human woman. While living through her he meets another ghost capable of seeing and understanding him.
Ghost Town
After a bad date, desperate Marvin matches with a seductive stranger, but as the night unfolds his awkwardness blinds him to the danger lurking behind her allure.
Unhinged
Andrew fakes a note from his dead son, hoping to ease his wife’s grief—but when Jenn fixates on its meaning, he scrambles to rein her in.
Good Intentions
A mentally unstable young woman escapes into a fantasy of domestic bliss inside a secluded cabin, but when her imaginary husband urges her to confront reality, she must decide between healing and the safety of her delusion.
The Birds, The Bees and The Cage
Sandy retreats to the cabin for solitude but is confronted by Jordan, their emotionally complicated ex. What begins as banter quickly reveals unresolved feelings and clashing desires. Jordan longs for connection, while Sandy struggles to maintain the boundaries they desperately need. The tension between longing and letting go reaches a quiet boiling point. Their final conversation may be closure or the start of something new.
Loveless
Riley, a 19-year-old raised in a strict religious environment, begins on a rough journey of self-discovery and coming out, struggling with the fear of rejection by her family and faith before confronting them during a chaotic family dinner
The Last Supper
Best friends Tyla and Lily spend their last weekend before college at a cabin, navigating friendship, insecurity, and the pull of adolescence. Tyla wants memories and adventure; Lily wants to feel seen without competing for attention. Their playful banter masks deeper fears of being left behind. As a boy becomes a wedge, unspoken truths rise. Growing up might mean growing apart.
Before We Grow Up
As a dying film director’s life flashes before his eyes, his memories morph into a shifting movie genre fantasy where he’s faced with the friends that helped built his career but he left along the way— looking for mercy in those final moments, he is met with those familiar faces in a bad joke from his subconscious in the form of a redeeming dream.