Eli Hayes has directed, produced, and edited nearly twenty feature films and nearly forty short films. His work has screened at over 60 festivals on six continents, including the Beijing International Short Film Festival, Pune Short Film Festival, Cannes International Film Festival, Phoenix Film Festival, Melbourne, and the Milwaukee Short Film Festival, as well as venues such as Anthology Film Archives and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He recently graduated from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee with a Masters in Film and Creative Media, and is currently the Project Manager for The Nashville Film Institute.