Kate Haley

I’m incredibly grateful to @screenireland for supporting my feature “The Shadow of Me” with development funding. A huge career milestone for me! Congratulations to all the fab Perspectives teams selected (gwan the Donegal contingent @jamesdohertyesq ). I can’t wait to bring this story to life! A coming of age thriller about identity, sisterhood and loss. Exploring growing up as an identical twin in a more nuanced light (sorry already @ciara_haley ). She’s thrilling, she’s dark and she’s a visual delight!

I'm so excited for @fairytaleromancefilm to set off on its festival journey. There are so many people to thank in bringing this project to life. To everyone who lent a hand, an ear or a pair of eyes to this project YOU were the magic we needed. I'm so grateful to each and every one of you. To @andreannaseymore and @rolandballester for your support, executive producers of Netflix's show @merpeople_doc and no better duo to help us bring our mermaid fantasy alive. My powerhouse girlies and top producing team @chelsean734 @pangggglggggg plus producer/editor supreme @antoniammaher . To my incredible mermaid @niicolesimoneau , you brought so much soul and joy to this challenging role and were super capable both on land and in water. Mesmerizing! And of course to @neogeiger for capturing John with perfect poise. To @lil_n1na DP of my heart, thank you so much for everything you brought to this story. Shoutout to our underwater king @i.am.reis who came all the way from Miami to help us out. Couldn't have done it without you! To @crustyboxes and his team for the most beautiful lighting from Atlanta (gwan scuba grip @trojancondons ). To @maddyspruell and @littlemiss_zoey slaying on the production design of some pretty big sets! Candles or no candles 😂 To @i_coth @beka.gdl @badger.sfx for the amazing SFX. You guys killed it, she looked perfectly real - everything we did, we did practically! To @mermaidpixi for giving us her magical tail and being her glorious self as a mermaid consultant. To @facusasson my sound supervisor who did so much more, he worked his ass off on the sound scape of this film. To @zixuan.su_ for your beautiful, original music. To @gavin.bacher for this beautiful poster and our graphics! To each and every one of my fabulous crew, both on and off set, thank you all for making it happen. Working with all of you to pull off this short film has been the highlight of my time at @scaddotedu . K

We are so delighted @emergency_accommodation_film was awarded a Special Mention from the DIFF jury for Irish Shorts @dublinfilmfestival . A testament to the talents of this fantastic cast and crew! Thanks to the DIFF crew (gwan @rachel_rath ) for a lovely festival. Had a great time bopping about screenings and much needed catch ups x Couldn’t be done without the support of @virginmediatelevision @screenireland @danlloyd88 @mcgreaser & Sinéad Stimpfig. Catch us on Virgin Media Play. #diff2026 #virginmediadiscovers

A mermaid’s fairy-tale dream of love takes a dark turn when her Prince is not what she expected. Watch “A Fairytale Romance” by Kate Haley with the link in our bio! CREDITS Writer & Director// Kate Haley/ @k8haley Story by Wuriga & Kate Haley Producers Simone Chen/ @pangggglggggg Chelsea Nott/ @chelsean734 Kate Haley/ @k8haley Antonia Maher/ @antoniammaher Editor// Antonia Maher/ @antoniammaher Executive Producers// Andreanna Seymore/ @andreannaseymore Roland Ballester/ @rolandballester Starring Nicole Simoneau/ @nicolesimoneau Neo Geiger/ @neogeiger Supporting Cast Violetta Somova Ethan Korpinen Mary Sening Pranav Mysore Director of Photography// Nina Miller/ @lil_n1na Casting Directors Luc Piquette/ @luc.piquette Simone Chen/ @pangggglggggg Unit Production Manager// Ollie Moore 2nd Unit Production Manager// Hatem Shakkouf/ @shakk_attq 1st Assistant Director// Anthony Peznola/ @anthonypeznola 2nd Assistant Director// Eli Rothstein/ @elirothstein 2nd 2nd Assistant Director// Brian Cloutier/ @brian_cloutier_1 Script Supervisor// Mark Owens/ @not_mark06 1st Assistant Camera// Sean Murphy/ @sean_r_murphy Steadicam Operator// Hannah Kopek/ @hannahkopek Underwater Camera Operator// Marco Reis/ @i.am.reis Underwater Camera Assistant// Valerie Lu  Underwater Safety Diver// Mehmet Caglayan Gaffer// Michael Johnson II/ @crustyboxes Key Grip// David Condon/ @trojancondons Production Designer// Maddy Spruell/ @marionspruell Art Director// Zoey Ball/ @littlemiss_zoey Prop Master// Amanda Beer/ @amanda.beer.props   Costume Designer// Carolina Morgan/ @carolinamorgan Designer// Yuwei Chu  Make-up Artist// Beka Gomez De Leon/ @beka.gdl Hair Artist// Kel Powers  Special Effects Artist// Isaac Cothran/ @i_coth Special Effects Assistant// Bridget Kachoogian/ @badger.sfx Mermaid Tail & Consultant// Mermaid Pixi/ @mermaidpixi  Motion Graphic Designer// Gavin Bacher/ @gavin.bacher Sound// Facundo Iair Sasson/ @facusasson Foley Studio// Quetzal Sonido/ @quetzal_sonido  n #shortfilms #mermaidinlove #fairytaleromance #filmfest #beyondtheshort

Lighting a big ol candle for this one!! @the__bothy @eileenstevens @stowestorylabs 🕯️ 🎞️ film photo from my @manganemma trip to Sweden

Fresh off our @dublinfilmfestival premiere, @emergency_accommodation_film will have its @virginmediatelevision TV broadcast today at 11pm on Virgin Media One. I’m so grateful to the brilliant creatives who worked on this film both in front of and behind the camera. What a team! Give it a watch tonight, or catch us on Virgin Media Play. As youse can see we’re in great company! Funded by Screen Ireland / Fís Éireann & Virgin Media Ireland as part of Virgin Media Discovers @virginmediatelevision @screenireland #virginmediaplay #virginmediadiscovers

More half-forgotten film from one of my favorite places, Loch as Allt (Lough Salt).

There’s no one as patient as the roll of film I eventually get round to developing (certainly not @olivwhit7 on a beautiful day in May).

I’m feeling very lucky to have been in the room with such talented and incredibly sound directors and truly fantastic actors for the first ever Beyond Shorts @cathy_brady_workshop . Huge thanks to the woman herself Cathy Brady and her second in command Maeve Stone for putting together such a brilliant three days. It was a joy to be a part of! @screenireland @bowstreetacademy 📸 @ste_murray

I'm so excited to be developing THE LAST BELIEVER with the wonderful team at @virginmediatelevision and their @screenireland partners. Forever grateful to have made it to the final 10 and to get to work with the fabulous @eileenstevens @the__bothy to bring it to life. Equally buzzed to be working as director with the wonderful @eamonnkean and @seanconnolly266 on EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION. As Father Patrick would say not double trouble, but twice blessed. Two fab stories with big hearts and even bigger themes!

I had the immense privilege of being part of the 2025 Directors Village in Maastricht, thanks to the incredible folk at @cinesud.nl , @screentalenteurope , @ardan_ie , and @nationaltalentacademies . We spent 5 intense days developing our new shorts. Huge shoutout to our coaches @benzonafilm and @jannekevanheesch for their expert guidance and support. It’s a rare and beautiful thing to be given the time and space to really explore the world of our films and I couldn’t have asked for a better group to do that with! @stokkevilde @niallmorison @svantehak @janteperla @laurianeofficial @anne_saabye @phoebe.ammon , here’s to seeing them hit the big screen ❤️ 📸 Philip Driessen & Maryna Levchuk