Haley Watson is yet another director whose work I first saw at the TMFF Motorcycle Film Festival in Toronto in October 2024. I interviewed Haley in mid-November 2024, shortly before the death of Mary McGee, the star of Haley's short film, "Motorcycle Mary". Mary McGee passed away at the age of 87 on the 27th November 2024.

Haley's short film, "Motorcycle Mary", is available to watch on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T70yHLeDhug&t=99s

I'd also suggest you check out "Meeting Motorcycle Mary", a 5-minute short produced by Breakwater Studios, the studio behind "Motorcycle Mary". It features interviews with Haley and the film's other producer, Rachel Greenwald. It is also available on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGlwPaxeDaU&t=2s

Haley made several references to the "Interrotron" device during our interview. It was invented by filmmaker Errol Morris and is used for conducting on-camera interviews. It allows both interviewers and their subjects to make eye contact while at the same time looking directly at the camera. If you want to find out more about it, have a look on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrotron

Haley made reference to the following filmmakers:

* Reed Morano, Director and Cinematographer

* Rachel Morrison, Director and Cinematographer

* Steven Soderbergh, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer and Editor

More information about the TMFF Motorcycle Film Festival can be found at the following link:

https://www.motorcyclefilmfest.com/

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