FILMS/VIDEOS
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Hazel English - Never Going Home [Official Video]
"Don’t wait up for me/ I’m not leaving. The Sam Hayes-directed video fittingly finds English meandering aimlessly through picturesque beach, forest, and hillside landscapes with a look of longing and vulnerability in her eyes. It’s simple, but both the song and visuals come together to say loudly and clearly that not all who wander are lost. Watch." - Stereogum August, 2016
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Bruno Mars Screen Test ( Rolling Stone)
" Director Sam Hayes didn't want to create a traditional behind-the-scenes video when he filmed photographer Theo Wenner's Bruno Mars Rolling Stone cover shoot, so he created a short silent film partially inspired by Andy Warhol's 1960s Screen Tests. 'I thought that an interesting way to see Bruno Mars, who has made himself famous through singing his songs, would be in absolute silence,' says Hayes, who shot on 16 mm and Super 8. 'So that maybe one could glean something that they had not seen in such a well-known performer.'" - Rollingstone.com May, 2013
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Bon Voyage (Official Video)
"Describing the clip as a 'colorful dreamscape of juxtapositions,' Hayes explains that he emphasized "a lot of textures, colors, close ups, details of daily life and details of objects, all cut together to give a fever dream idea of California – now and then, picture and reality.'" - Rollingstone.com October, 2014