Hazel Hayes

Hazel Hayes
Personal information
Born (1985-01-21) 21 January 1985 (age 39)
Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland
EducationDublin City University (BA)
Occupation(s)Media personality, filmmaker, author
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2011–present
GenreLifestyle
Subscribers238,000[1]
Total views28,551,768[1]
100,000 subscribers2014
Last updated: 2021-06-05

Hazel Hayes (born 21 January 1985) is an Irish YouTube filmmaker, author, and presenter. She is known for her interview series, Tipsy Talk, on her YouTube channel (formerly ChewingSand) as well as her series and short films. Her debut novel, Out Of Love, was published in 2020.[2]

Early life and education

Hayes was born and raised in Donaghmede, a suburb of north Dublin. She has an older sister and two older brothers. She graduated from Dublin City University in 2007, where she served as deputy president of the Student Union, with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She then took classes at the Irish Writers' Centre.[3]

Career

Hayes began her career working for Google and then YouTube as a manager before becoming a YouTuber herself.[4]

Hayes began her interview series, Tipsy Talk in 2013 in which she interviews popular creators and later celebrities whilst intaking alcohol. She is also known for her short films and web series. Her 2014 short film, Dementia, was nominated for and won a work shop competition with Guillermo del Toro. Later, in 2017, she directed Fullscreen series Prank Me starring Corey Fogelmanis. The series earned her an Excellence in Storytelling award at the 2017 Buffer Festival.[5] Other works includes her vlogs Time of the Month, web series Unnecessary Otter, pilot Hot Mess, and short films Super Brainy Zombies and Septem.[6]

She has since directed dodie's music video for her song "Human" in 2018 [7] and later 'I Kissed Someone (It Wasn't You)' [8] and Anna Akana's 2019 "Disappointment" music video.[9][10]

In November 2018, Hayes announced her debut novel, Out of Love, a romance novel she would publish through Unbound.[11] It was announced on its release date in June 2020 that Rabbit Track Pictures had picked up the rights to the novel, with Hayes writing and Kitty Kaletsky overseeing the film adaption.[12]

Hayes began hosting Prime Video Club alongside Munya Chawawa for Amazon Prime Video in April 2020, a series discussing various series and films on the platform.[13] She wrote two books, Out of Love (2020) and Better by Far (2024) [14]

Personal life

Hayes moved to London in 2012. She lived with musician Dodie Clark[15] for many years.

Hayes came out as bisexual in 2016.[16]

Bibliography

  • Out of Love (2020)
  • Better By Far (2024)

Filmography

Series

  • Unnecessary Otter (2014)
  • PrankMe (2017)

Short films

  • Super Brainy Zombies (2014)
  • Dementia (2014)
  • Septem (2015)
  • Sexy Torture Chamber (2015)
  • Not the John Lewis Christmas Advert (2015)
  • Happy (2016)
  • Hot Mess (2016)
  • Anxious (2018)

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Won Guillermo del Toro competition for Dementia.

Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 Shorty Awards Ireland Hazel Hayes Nominated [17]
2016 Summer in the City Awards YouTuber Series of the Year Time of the Month Nominated
2016 Summer in the City Awards Short film of the Year Septem Nominated
2017 Summer in the City Awards Film of the Year Hot Mess Nominated
2017 Buffer Festival Excellence in Storytelling PrankMe Won
2018 Streamy Awards Directing Nominated
2018 Summer in the City Awards Creator Series of the Year Won

References

  1. ^ a b "About Hazel Hayes". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Reading and writing my way out of heartbreak". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ^ McGrath, Meadhbh (6 June 2020). "Out of Love: a story of a break-up - told in reverse". Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ Valentine, Aoife (15 January 2016), "Hazel Hayes: One woman, one camera, nine million views", The Irish Times, retrieved 23 June 2019
  5. ^ Dewing, Alex (13 September 2018), "#DirectedByWomen REVIEW- Prank Me: When YouTube turns Dark-Web, Hazel Hayes' non-existent series Prank Me is a psychological thriller to behold", Screen Queens, retrieved 23 June 2019
  6. ^ Lanning, Carly (23 March 2015), "Hazel Hayes is the YouTube filmmaker you need to know", The Daily Dot, retrieved 23 June 2019
  7. ^ performer., Dodie (Musician), composer, Human, OCLC 1083221430, retrieved 19 November 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ performer., Dodie, composer, Build a problem, OCLC 1250265175, retrieved 19 November 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Foley, Linds (14 February 2016), "exclusive behind the scenes pics from hazel hayes and dodie clark's snow white shoot with linda blacker", MTV News, retrieved 23 June 2019
  10. ^ Leak, Bob (19 December 2018), "Hazel Hayes to direct a music video for Anna Akana", TenEighty, retrieved 22 July 2020
  11. ^ Griffin, Louise (28 November 2018), "Hazel Hayes 'can think of nothing more horrific than love' as she announces debut novel Out Of Love", Metro, retrieved 23 June 2019
  12. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (11 June 2020), "James Norton's Rabbit Track Pictures Options Hazel Hayes Debut Novel 'Out Of Love' For TV", Deadline, retrieved 22 July 2020
  13. ^ Amazon Prime Video (9 April 2020). "Join Hazel Hayes and Munya Chawawa for a brand new YouTube series, Prime Video Club". Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via Facebook.
  14. ^ https://thenerddaily.com/hazel-hayes-better-by-far-interview/
  15. ^ performer., Dodie, composer, Build a problem, OCLC 1250265175, retrieved 19 November 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ https://twitter.com/TheHazelHayes/status/779328536800858112 [bare URL]
  17. ^ "Hazel Hayes was nominated for a Shorty Award!". 5th Shorty Awards. Retrieved 26 June 2019.