Our Team

Writer/Director/Producer

Daniel Hayden

Violet Blank/Producer

Daniel is a director, writer, and editor living in Los Angeles. He’s also produced his films, most recently his debut feature, A Bloody Mess which had its world premiere at Dances with Films 2025 in Hollywood.

Originally from Texas, he’s been obsessed with movies since time immemorial. Many have tried, all have failed, to talk to him about any other subject. Go ahead, just ask him one simple question about geography. His eyes will go blank.

Sydney O’Toole

Sydney is an actress/writer/director living in Los Angeles. She’s the mind behind Road to Hollygrove, a series for Comedy Central that she created, directed, and starred in as well as the recent festival hits, The Nickname and Ranch. A Bloody Mess is her first feature film but it won’t be the last for this rad ass future power player.