Hayward Crawford

Hayward Crawford is a BIPOC feature film & script TV genre screenwriter, Director & Filmmaker & Producer from Detroit, Michigan. Pre WGA, Verve T&L alum & Wayne State University graduate with Bachelor's of Arts in Media Arts & Studies and Concentration in Directing & Production at the Motion Picture Institute of Michigan. Hayward picked up a camera for the first time at age 19 in the form of a Sony PD-170 mini DV tape unit. He later served his first Producer role in the student short film 'Imaeatchu' (2011) Hayward's film school thesis film 'One out of Ten,' that he wrote & directed, screened at the Trinity International Film Festival (2015). His other early 'below the line' production credits included 'Destined' starring Cory Hardrict & Jesse Metcalfe (director Qasim Basir) 'Eloise' starring Eliza Dushku & Robert Patrick & 'Dial A Prayer' starring William H. Macy & Brittany Snow. As a Producer, short film 'Akoma' (director Alex Gasparetto) won the local channel 4 film challenge Detroit award for best short film in 2016 and as Producer for short film 'Affliction' went on to win the 2019 Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Trinity International Film Festival. Hayward's directing credits include short films 'One out of Ten', 'Alpine', as well as various documentaries, comedy sketches & music videos since 2007. Hayward also serves as a comedy writer on the comedy troupe webseries Script Sundays TV since 2019. Hayward moved to Los Angeles, California in 2019, getting his start at Verve Talent & Literary Agency in the mail room. Hayward co-produced his first feature length film 'Affliction' later that year and profile was featured in Voyage LA Magazine. In addition to his own regular filmmaking work, Hayward served as a Development Assistant on the upcoming full length animated feature film 'Mosquito' which was in development at Blue Sky Studios / Disney and is an adaption of the 2016 award winning USC short film which starred Nickelodeon's All That's Alisa Reyes. His recent short film he produced 'Love is Patient, Love is Kind' (director Kyle Sammy) was picked as an Official Selection in the 2021 Denton Black Film Festival and 2021 Trinity International Film Festival.. Hayward continues to write, direct & produce his own independent content between Detroit and Los Angeles, An avid traveler & adventurer, his long term lifetime goal to direct/produce a short film and/or music video in every U.S. state and every continent in the world.