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Genna Chanelle Hayes

Genna Chanelle Hayes’ ‘Akoni’ is an indie labour of love
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Brave is the debut feature filmmaker who sets and shoots their independently-financed project across two continents, choosing not only to write and direct but produce and star.

But brave Genna Chanelle Hayes is. And it’s paid off – tonight, her film Akoni will open CinefestOZ Film Festival in a sold out screening in Augusta.

Starring UK actor Kit Esuruoso in the titular role, the film follows a homeless Nigerian refugee struggles to integrate into Australian society after escaping the clutches of Boko Haram. While living on the streets and on the receiving end of racist taunts from a group of drunken men, a young woman (Hayes) comes to his aid and offers him a place to stay. Struggling with her own heartbreak, she soon finds solace in her unlikely new companion as he opens her up to a world beyond her current life of modelling, parties and social media.

For Hayes,...
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 8/25/2021
  • by Jackie Keast
  • IF.com.au
Flavio Pedota's Venezuelan Shot Infection is Prescient of Today's Unfolding Events
Synchronicity is at play, with Flavio Pedota's Infection. As a pandemic sweeps the world, Pedota's Venezuelan shot, infectious thriller follows a father and doctor as he tries to return to his only child. A Spanish language horror feature, Infection will release this April, through Dark Sky Films. As well, Infection stars: Ruben Guevara, Leonidas Urbina (The Whistler: Origins) and Genna Chanelle Hayes. The film's official U.S. trailer and film poster are hosted here. Infection has already won awards and is expected to show at several more film festivals. Having already won "Best Foreign Film" and "Best Visual Effects" at Hex After Dark, this title is scheduled to show at thirty-six more film festivals, throughout 2020. Infection will touchdown at: the Chicago Latino Film Festival, the San Diego Latino Film Festival, Fantasporto amongst others. Though, with more and more folks spending time inside, Infection might be best seen on Digital this April,...
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  • 3/11/2020
  • by noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
  • 28 Days Later Analysis
Genna Chanelle Hayes to make debut feature with 'Akoni'
Genna Chanelle Hayes..

Genna Chanelle Hayes. debut feature Akoni will begin shooting in Sydney January 2, before heading to Nigeria.

Hayes will also star in the film, which follows the story of a Nigerian refugee who survives an attack by terrorist group Boko Haram before making his way to Australia.

The cast will be led by West End star Kit Esuruoso, alongside John Brumpton (Pawno, Catching Milat), Mal Kennard (The Defector, The Menkoff Method), Pippa Grandison, Rashidi Edward and Simon Elrahi.

Hayes is known for her recent short Wurinyan, which screened at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.and stars Christine Anu and Mark Coles Smith.

The writer-director said she hopes Akoni will serve as a tool for positive growth within Australian society.

.The displacement of people around the world is causing boundaries to blur and cultures to converge, and it.s important for us all to have an understanding of...
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  • 11/28/2016
  • by Staff Writer
  • IF.com.au
Mark Coles Smith heads to Cannes in Genna Chanelle Hayes short Wurinyan
Rising stars Mark Coles Smith and Genna Hayes will screen their short film, Wurinyan, as part of Cannes' Festival Corner..

Shot entirely in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, the short, which runs at 34 minutes, also stars Christine Anu, Rarriwuy Hick and Peter Mochrie.

Wurinyan was directed by Hayes, executive produced by John McGrath and Paul Ralph and shot by Dop Rupert Brown.

Hayes, who has just returned from South America after starring in Venezuelan thriller Infection, said she was excited to share this Australian story with an international audience..

.This was a passion project for many of us involved, and to access a global audience at the most prestigious film festival in the world and spread awareness about these issues is incredible,. she said..

Last Cab to Darwin's Coles Smith said he was drawn to the project "as it not only raises awareness about important social issues, but also offers hope...
See full article at IF.com.au
  • 3/14/2016
  • by Staff Writer
  • IF.com.au
‘Charlie’s Farm’ DVD Review
Stars: Nathan Jones, Tara Reid, Kane Hodder, Bill Moseley, Allira Jaques, Genna Chanelle Hayes, Dean Kirkright, Madeleine Kennedy, Lindsay Edgecomb, Sam Coward, Trudi Ross, Justin Gerardin, Cameron Caulfield | Written and Directed by Chris Sun

Sometimes, as a horror fan, you want to watch a movie that will scare you, sometimes one that will ask questions of you, and sometimes even make you think. But then there are those times when you want an old-school, gory, slasher movie with which you can just sit back and watch the blood and guts unfold. Literally.

Charlie’s Farm is one of those movies…

A weird family of inbred killers meet their fate at the hands of a lynch mob, tired of their murderous reign of terror. The angry crowd eliminates the menace, leaving only a strange little boy named Charlie. Fast-forward several decades and a couple of blokes keen for a weekend of...
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  • 6/29/2015
  • by Phil Wheat
  • Nerdly
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