Traci Hays is a DGA Award-nominated director, production designer, and art director who has received numerous awards for the various shorts she has directed.
From her feature directorial debut, Tangled, to her most recently directed feature, Blood, Sweat and Cheer, Hays has found her stride as a director with her love letters to films like Heathers, Mean Girls, The Breakfast Club, and Clueless.
In this episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and director Traci Hays, discuss:
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Traci’s dream of becoming a pro soccer player before becoming a director -
Being rejected from film school -
Meeting incredible collaborators and established mentors in the industry -
All the lessons Traci learned as a production designer
