Film
Film Projects
All projects are written and directed by Harley Hay. Click on the title of a film project to view more information about it.
Completed Projects
THE BACKGROUNDER
Synopsis: A unique mockumentary capturing a day in the life of a 'backgrounder', who is part of an unusual and elite group with a vital function and a virtual omnipresence. And no one knows they exist!
- funded by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts
- shot on location in Red Deer, Calgary, Banff and Edmonton
- release for festivals - April 2008
- starring Scott Janzen, shot by Wes Doyle, CSC
SMARTphone
Synopsis: A nerd uses his amazing high-tech phone to create an instant makeover on a plain-Jane in a coffee shop. But he's not the only one with Smartphone!
- Mobile version in the Treo Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2007
- Director's cut release for festivals - April 2008
MOBIFEST '07
Synopsis: The official 1 minute Promo for the Mobifest Cell Phone Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.
- shot by cinematographer Wes Doyle, CSC
- projected on the outside walls of buildings around Toronto during the festival
- Click Here to view this movie on YouTube!
OUTSIDE THE BOX
Synopsis: An amazing teenager with the incredible ability to bend her body in all kinds of shapes
uses her rare talent to cleverly hide from a group of people who are chasing her. A twisted tale of hide and seek.
- 3 minute drama
- starring Contortionist Mihaela Duval
- production featured on CBC National TV 'Saturday Report'
- Shot Feb. 2007 (currently entered in festivals)
THE MAGICIAN
Synopsis: A guy on the make uses some clever magic tricks to impress a beautiful girl in a bar.
But when she turns on him, she finds out that there are two kinds of magic.- Starring professional Illusionist Wyatt Scott
- 3 minute dramedy
- Shot Dec. 2006, released March 2007 (currently entered in festivals)
I HATE RUNNING
Synopsis: A deceptive little first person narration as two joggers struggle to keep up to each other. Running can be murder.- 3 minute drama experimenting with the role of the Narrator
- Click Here to view this movie on YouTube!
LOOKING GLASS
Synopsis: An intriguing tale of a mysterious mirror and its power over a young woman and her beauty.- 10 minute Drama/Horror
- Produced by Harley Hay and Reagan Dale Neis
- Starring Reagan Dale Neis
- Cinematography by Wes Doyle, CSC
- Soundtrack by Dave Parfett & Richard Harrow
- Released for festivals - 2008
REGURGITATON
Synopsis: Can't pay that expensive restaurant bill? No problem. Bring it on, and bring it up! - 1 minute "mobile movie"
- Winner, Best of Festival at Mobifest, the 1st national cell phone film festival
- Finalist, Dam Short Film Festival
- Finalist, Faux Film Festival
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Synopsis: At a popular restaurant, a reluctant birthday boy is mortified by a surprise sing-a-long, a sputtering sparkler and a silly hat. Humiliation. Embarrassment. Revenge. The best birthday ever.- 1 minute 'mobile movie' cut & 3:38 Director's cut
- 1st project shot specifically as a cell phone movie
- In the first national cell phone film festival
- Click Here to view this movie on YouTube!
DISGUISE
- 25 minute short film - Drama/Comedy
- Written & Directed by Harley Hay as guest artist
- Produced by Students and Staff as a Class Film Project of the Motion Picture Arts Program, Red Deer College
- Premiere 2005
THE COLOR CLUB
- 36 minute short feature- Drama/Comedy
- Written, Produced and Directed by Harley Hay
- Premiere 2005
- In use as a resource by the Central Alberta Diversity Association
DÉJÀ VU
- 10 minute short film - Drama
- Written, Produced and Directed by Harley Hay
- Winner: Gold Award, Aurora Film Festival, Utah.
- Screening on Triggerstreet.com Film Festival
- Visit the DÉJÀ VU official website!
FRIDAY NIGHT
- 23 minute short feature - Drama
- Written, Produced and Directed by Harley Hay
- Winner: Gold Award, Low Budget Category, Aurora Film Festival, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Finalist: International Family Film Festival, Valencia, California
- Chosen for the Alberta Learning Resource Catalogue for use in provincial Career and Life Management (CALM) high school classes
- Visit the FRIDAY NIGHT official website!
THE PERFECT GIFT
Synopsis: - Full length screenplay
- Romantic comedy
- Based on O. Henry's "Gift of the Maji"
PIZNEY’S OCCUPATION
- Television pilot
- Comedy
- Written & Directed by Larry Reese
- Associate Producer/DOP – Don Armstrong
- Associate Producer/Camera Op./Still Photog – Harley Hay
NAKED FRAILTIES
- Full length feature
- Drama
- Written & Directed by Larry Reese
- Associate Producer/D.O.P. - Don Armstrong
- Associate Producer/Camera Operator/Still Photographer – Harley Hay
- Nominated for 5 Alberta Motion Picture Industry Awards
THE DEADLY CHEW
- Public Service Announcements
- Tobacco Reduction Production-Alberta Health
- Written & Directed by Harley Hay
- Winner: Low Budget Production Award, International Television Association, Washington D.C.
Screenplays
harley hay studios has a number of projects currently in various stages of production. Short films are the genre of choice, ranging from 1 to 2 minute mobile movies made to be viewed on cell phones, to 1 hour shows.
Generally all films are produced "on spec" for Festival competitions and screenings and broadcast on television specialty channels. They are most often created with out-of-pocket budget, made possible by many enthusiastic and talented volunteer cast and crew, and the generous support of the community and local business.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST BUSKER
Synopsis: A "typical" street musician sings cool songs that affect people in ways that are far from typical.
B.S.
Synopsis: "Bumper sticker wisdom" taken to new heights. Every word spoken by every character in the story comes from bumper stickers.
HIGH TECH
Synopsis: We've all seen those guys, all decked out with their high-tech gear - cellphone device sticking out of their ears, Blackberry in one hand, iPod in the other. This is what happens to those guys ...
SECRET WEAPONS
Synopsis: A couple of bumbling cops call upon a Top Secret and outrageously unusual group of crimefighters to take care of a bank robber.
THE GHOST
Synopsis: Another series of 3 short episodes featuring a teenaged female vigilante, dressed in ghostly white, with incredible acrobatic and martial arts skills that enable her to appear and disappear to help other teenagers in trouble.
PUCKHEAD
Synopsis: 3 Episodic mobile movie scripts - "The Purse", "The Store" and "The Bike" all featuring an unlikely superhero - "Puckhead" a chubby hockey fanatic who paints his face, wears a hockey sweater and a foam puckhead hat, and uses a hockey stick and puck to solve neighborhood crimes!
THE STUFF
Synopsis: It's Christmas, and Renn, Stick and Billy may not be wise men, but there's a very special reason they're carrying that bag of white stuff.
GONE FISHIN'
Synopsis: Just another fishin' trip with four good ole boys. 'Cept, their idea of sport ain't at all what you might be thinkin'. Good thing it's 'catch and release'!
KARMA
Synopsis: A blind street busker, a heartless thief and a bag of money. What goes around, comes around.
TWISTED METAL
Synopsis: An arcade game called "Twisted Metal" gets a little too real for a reckless driver.
NEW PANTS
Synopsis: A reluctant shopper finds himself in a terrifying chase through a dark and deserted parkade. One knife, one gun, one tragic mistake.
SINGING FOR PIE
- Spec. script for television series "Corner Gas"
- Currently pitching to program producers
1969
Synopsis: A man finds himself on a surprising journey to the past, where he meets the loving father he only knew as a boy. A mysterious and moving story about a faded photograph, a lost pocket watch, and the eternal gift of time.
- Winner, Best Short Drama Screenplay, International Family Film Festival, Valencia California
13 ROOMS
Synopsis: A psychological drama with sci fi overtones unfolds as we watch a diverse cast of characters deal with being trapped together in 13 rooms.
- Short screenplay
- Drama
SANCTUARY
Synopsis: It's an unusually cold and windy Wednesday night as four elite elderly gentlemen settle in for their routine evening of privacy and pampering at the exclusive Squire's Club in the heart of the cruel city. But all is not what it seems to be. - Finalist – Short Screenplay, Drama category – American Screen Gem International Short Screenplay Competition, California, USA
- Finalist – Short Screenplay, Drama category, International Family Film Festival, L.A. California, USA
IT'S A DOG'S LIFE
Synopsis: An odd little story about role reversal in a weird world.
TR3
Synopsis: The 1959 Triumph TR3 is one of the most revered British sports cars, and it's Eric's most prized possession. Unfortunately it is only a 2 inch scale model of the rare car... or is it?
CADENCE
Synopsis: In our busy, hectic lives, a cacophony of sounds are everywhere. One very talented teenaged girl transforms the rhythms around us into a powerful percussion performance.