Hadley Hillel grew up in Seattle, Washington and made his first film at the age of 7. Now 22 and attending Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University, Hadley has written and directed over 15 short films that have been shown in 35 national and international film festivals, won more than twenty-five jury and audience awards and most recently earned him the ‘Directing for Drama’ Student Emmy at the College Television Awards 2017.