Brett Haley

Brett Haley (born ) is an American filmmaker and actor best known for his work on The Hero and Hearts Beat Loud. Early life Haley was born in Illinois and raised in Key West, Florida and Pensacola, Florida. Haley developed an interest in filmmaking from childhood, making films with a VHS camera from age 9, recalling, "From a young age, I was a storyteller. I just knew it was what I wanted to do". Haley credits his older brother, Joshua Ferris, for introducing him to movies like True Romance and Angel Heart. He was also influenced by 80s and 90s action movies, such as Alien, Terminator and Die Hard through his childhood. Education Haley began his formal filmmaking education at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking in 2001, with a concentration in directing. He worked toward making a feature every summer, working with fellow UNCSA students to make up his crew. Of his time as a student, he says, "I learned a lot about what it means to be a collaborator at UNCSA. You learn quickly that film is very collaborative." Upon graduating in 2005, he moved to Los Angeles to work as a production assistant, but quickly relocated to Brooklyn when he realized that approach wasn't for him. Career