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Hayden is a Kiwi filmmaker currently living in London. He loves comedy but loves it even more when it has some heart or guts.
Hayden has written and directed feature films Love and Time Travel (2016) and DEAD (2020), and TV series Camp Be Better (2024).
He has worked as a First Assistant Editor under Luke Haigh on films The Royal Treatment (2021), The Convert (2024) and TINĀ (2025), and together they co-edited feature film Raging Midlife (2025).
In front of the camera, Hayden has acted in leading roles in feature films Getting Toasted (2019) and Loop Track (2023).
He’s currently developing a number of projects, and in his off time, is making his way through London pubs, determined to find the best Full English.
Camp Be Better (2024)
6 part comedy series about class and friendship
Co-created, co-written and co-directed by
Hayden J. Weal and Chye-Ling Huang
DEAD (2020)
comedy horror | 90mins
Marbles, a hapless stoner, can see ghosts. Tagg, a recently dead wannabe super-cop, needs to find a serial killer. Can a critical ghost cop and a directionless stoner get over their prejudices and work together to save lives... and deaths?
Chronesthesia/Love and Time Travel (2016)
indie time travel | 90mins
When emotionally isolated barista Dan Duncombe starts receiving strange messages on the inside of his bedroom window, he is forced to become involved with the lives of the people around him ... and by changing their lives, he changes his own.
