J. Michael Hayes
@jmichaelhayes.bsky.social
Creative Director, Writer, Filmmaker, Husband, Father, Lover of mysterious things
Founder of Anansi Hayes Media
and Cast Iron Rocket Productions
bio.site/jmichaelhayes
Founder of Anansi Hayes Media
and Cast Iron Rocket Productions
bio.site/jmichaelhayes
a brief introduction:
I’m an author of genre fiction, a filmmaker, & founder of a boutique creative agency. I live in the New England woods with my beautiful, brilliant wife and our 3 near-adults.
I love to make fires, films and chili, and occasionally play my guitar.
#writersky #filmsky
I’m an author of genre fiction, a filmmaker, & founder of a boutique creative agency. I live in the New England woods with my beautiful, brilliant wife and our 3 near-adults.
I love to make fires, films and chili, and occasionally play my guitar.
#writersky #filmsky
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
a brief introduction:
I’m an author of genre fiction, a filmmaker, & founder of a boutique creative agency. I live in the New England woods with my beautiful, brilliant wife and our 3 near-adults.
I love to make fires, films and chili, and occasionally play my guitar.
#writersky #filmsky
I’m an author of genre fiction, a filmmaker, & founder of a boutique creative agency. I live in the New England woods with my beautiful, brilliant wife and our 3 near-adults.
I love to make fires, films and chili, and occasionally play my guitar.
#writersky #filmsky
Episode 4: part one of my interview with Hugo award winner, NYTimes bestselling author, curator, graphic novelist, editor, professor, and scholar John Jennings @ is live! Listen here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/anansihayes/episodes/guest-John-Jennings--part-one-e3676mf
July 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Episode 4: part one of my interview with Hugo award winner, NYTimes bestselling author, curator, graphic novelist, editor, professor, and scholar John Jennings @ is live! Listen here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/anansihayes/episodes/guest-John-Jennings--part-one-e3676mf
Finally got my copies today! This Poe-inspired anthology from @jayhengepub.bsky.social features my short story “Root Cellar: A Juke Joint Gothic”. If you like southern gothic stories, movies like ‘Sinners’, or moody mystic tales set to a soundtrack of old blues… it might just be for you!
July 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Finally got my copies today! This Poe-inspired anthology from @jayhengepub.bsky.social features my short story “Root Cellar: A Juke Joint Gothic”. If you like southern gothic stories, movies like ‘Sinners’, or moody mystic tales set to a soundtrack of old blues… it might just be for you!
2025 has been a crazy year with kids college stuff, shooting a new film, and my creative agency, but my wife and I find our peace in reading. I got great recs for you including
@bymattruff.bsky.social @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @samitbasu.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social and more!
@bymattruff.bsky.social @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @samitbasu.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social and more!
July 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
2025 has been a crazy year with kids college stuff, shooting a new film, and my creative agency, but my wife and I find our peace in reading. I got great recs for you including
@bymattruff.bsky.social @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @samitbasu.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social and more!
@bymattruff.bsky.social @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @samitbasu.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social and more!
I’m directing an Afrofuturist time travel film, cowritten by @zzclaybourne.bsky.social and Nekeshia Hayes… here’s a screen grab from some of our footage so far.
Learn more here if interested:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Learn more here if interested:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
July 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I’m directing an Afrofuturist time travel film, cowritten by @zzclaybourne.bsky.social and Nekeshia Hayes… here’s a screen grab from some of our footage so far.
Learn more here if interested:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Learn more here if interested:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Inspired. Challenged. Moved.
July 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Inspired. Challenged. Moved.
Our ‘SYZYGY’ film is looking incredible... Shades of Lovecraft Country, Doctor Who, and even Star Trek but with a beauty and sensitivity all its own.
Learn how you can support this film here:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Learn how you can support this film here:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
June 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Our ‘SYZYGY’ film is looking incredible... Shades of Lovecraft Country, Doctor Who, and even Star Trek but with a beauty and sensitivity all its own.
Learn how you can support this film here:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Learn how you can support this film here:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
A little BTS on the “future set” for the Afrofuturism film ‘SYZYGY’. One of my
Favorite directing experiences to date. Learn more and help support the film here: www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Favorite directing experiences to date. Learn more and help support the film here: www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
June 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A little BTS on the “future set” for the Afrofuturism film ‘SYZYGY’. One of my
Favorite directing experiences to date. Learn more and help support the film here: www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Favorite directing experiences to date. Learn more and help support the film here: www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Please support the film “Syzygy” directed by yours truly and written with @zzclaybourne.bsky.social, Nekeshia Hayes and creator Lola Flash.
Become a part of this exciting project on Indiegogo:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Become a part of this exciting project on Indiegogo:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
June 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Please support the film “Syzygy” directed by yours truly and written with @zzclaybourne.bsky.social, Nekeshia Hayes and creator Lola Flash.
Become a part of this exciting project on Indiegogo:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Become a part of this exciting project on Indiegogo:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Quint’s boat parked in the harbor. One of the cooler Jaws 50th things spotted here on “Amity Island” this weekend.
June 22, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Quint’s boat parked in the harbor. One of the cooler Jaws 50th things spotted here on “Amity Island” this weekend.
a shot from the neighborhood this morning.
June 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
a shot from the neighborhood this morning.
I love encountering other writers whose prose I instantly feel a kinship for. Octavia Butler, @zzclaybourne.bsky.social, @tananarivedue.bsky.social, @tvayyyy.bsky.social, and @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social are just a few of those. Today I got that with @samitbasu.bsky.social’s short “Development/Hell”
June 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I love encountering other writers whose prose I instantly feel a kinship for. Octavia Butler, @zzclaybourne.bsky.social, @tananarivedue.bsky.social, @tvayyyy.bsky.social, and @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social are just a few of those. Today I got that with @samitbasu.bsky.social’s short “Development/Hell”
Peace Sylvester Stewart
June 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Peace Sylvester Stewart
Help bring the short Afrofuturism film SYZYGY to the world! Based on the work of Lola Flash, whose been at the forefront of black and genderqueer visual politics since 1989, this time-travel based film celebrates black love and liberation through challenging times.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
May 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Help bring the short Afrofuturism film SYZYGY to the world! Based on the work of Lola Flash, whose been at the forefront of black and genderqueer visual politics since 1989, this time-travel based film celebrates black love and liberation through challenging times.
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
www.indiegogo.com/projects/syz...
Looking to be a part of something amazing? I'm working on a short Afrofuturism film with Lola Flash, @zzclaybourne.bsky.social, Nekeshia Hayes and an amazing cast and crew.
We've just added an "Executive Producer" level to our indiegogo:
indiegogo.com/projects/syzygy-a-short-afrofuturist-film
We've just added an "Executive Producer" level to our indiegogo:
indiegogo.com/projects/syzygy-a-short-afrofuturist-film
May 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Looking to be a part of something amazing? I'm working on a short Afrofuturism film with Lola Flash, @zzclaybourne.bsky.social, Nekeshia Hayes and an amazing cast and crew.
We've just added an "Executive Producer" level to our indiegogo:
indiegogo.com/projects/syzygy-a-short-afrofuturist-film
We've just added an "Executive Producer" level to our indiegogo:
indiegogo.com/projects/syzygy-a-short-afrofuturist-film
May 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Episode 3: my interview with Amber Jackson is live! Listen here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/anansihayes/episodes/guest-Amber-Jackson-e31v43k
Amber Jackson is the founder of The Black Leaf Tea & Culture Shop in 2019. She is an award winning entrepreneur with a background in food science.
Amber Jackson is the founder of The Black Leaf Tea & Culture Shop in 2019. She is an award winning entrepreneur with a background in food science.
April 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Episode 3: my interview with Amber Jackson is live! Listen here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/anansihayes/episodes/guest-Amber-Jackson-e31v43k
Amber Jackson is the founder of The Black Leaf Tea & Culture Shop in 2019. She is an award winning entrepreneur with a background in food science.
Amber Jackson is the founder of The Black Leaf Tea & Culture Shop in 2019. She is an award winning entrepreneur with a background in food science.
This Sunday (April 27) 11-1pm (EST) - Martha's Vineyard Museum guest DJ set from me.
ALL VINYL, funk, soul, jazz, 1960's through current releases, plenty of my Minneapolis folks, extended versions and deep cuts.
Join me at the museum or on host Vincent Patricola's twitch: www.twitch.tv/vpatricola
ALL VINYL, funk, soul, jazz, 1960's through current releases, plenty of my Minneapolis folks, extended versions and deep cuts.
Join me at the museum or on host Vincent Patricola's twitch: www.twitch.tv/vpatricola
April 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This Sunday (April 27) 11-1pm (EST) - Martha's Vineyard Museum guest DJ set from me.
ALL VINYL, funk, soul, jazz, 1960's through current releases, plenty of my Minneapolis folks, extended versions and deep cuts.
Join me at the museum or on host Vincent Patricola's twitch: www.twitch.tv/vpatricola
ALL VINYL, funk, soul, jazz, 1960's through current releases, plenty of my Minneapolis folks, extended versions and deep cuts.
Join me at the museum or on host Vincent Patricola's twitch: www.twitch.tv/vpatricola
‘Death of a Unicorn’ was soooo good. One of the most purely fun movies I’ve seen in a while. It brilliantly explores the question of what we are willing to do to “get ahead”. My kind of film!
April 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
‘Death of a Unicorn’ was soooo good. One of the most purely fun movies I’ve seen in a while. It brilliantly explores the question of what we are willing to do to “get ahead”. My kind of film!
Somebody tell the Green Lantern Corps to come get their boy Salakk.
March 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Somebody tell the Green Lantern Corps to come get their boy Salakk.
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ana...
Episode 2 of 'The Doers Manifest' is live now! Check out my interview with author, filmmaker, developer and podcaster Leslye Penelope.
Great insights on monitoring productivity, tackling rejection and more!
Episode 2 of 'The Doers Manifest' is live now! Check out my interview with author, filmmaker, developer and podcaster Leslye Penelope.
Great insights on monitoring productivity, tackling rejection and more!
March 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ana...
Episode 2 of 'The Doers Manifest' is live now! Check out my interview with author, filmmaker, developer and podcaster Leslye Penelope.
Great insights on monitoring productivity, tackling rejection and more!
Episode 2 of 'The Doers Manifest' is live now! Check out my interview with author, filmmaker, developer and podcaster Leslye Penelope.
Great insights on monitoring productivity, tackling rejection and more!
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ana...
Check out episode one of The Doers Manifest with our guest Harriette Cole, a coach behind folks like Alicia Keyes and Mary J Blige.
Check out episode one of The Doers Manifest with our guest Harriette Cole, a coach behind folks like Alicia Keyes and Mary J Blige.
March 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ana...
Check out episode one of The Doers Manifest with our guest Harriette Cole, a coach behind folks like Alicia Keyes and Mary J Blige.
Check out episode one of The Doers Manifest with our guest Harriette Cole, a coach behind folks like Alicia Keyes and Mary J Blige.
Appreciate the beauty we have while we still have it!
Severe weather or disease but the tree that gave us the stunning scene from ‘Submerge’ above, has been decimated as you can see below.
We are so thankful that we were able to document this piece of natural beauty while it existed.
Severe weather or disease but the tree that gave us the stunning scene from ‘Submerge’ above, has been decimated as you can see below.
We are so thankful that we were able to document this piece of natural beauty while it existed.
March 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Appreciate the beauty we have while we still have it!
Severe weather or disease but the tree that gave us the stunning scene from ‘Submerge’ above, has been decimated as you can see below.
We are so thankful that we were able to document this piece of natural beauty while it existed.
Severe weather or disease but the tree that gave us the stunning scene from ‘Submerge’ above, has been decimated as you can see below.
We are so thankful that we were able to document this piece of natural beauty while it existed.
20 films/shows from 20 directors that have influenced me as a filmmaker. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters.
#filmsky
(Honorable mention) dir: Prince
Good and bad, there is a lot you can learn from this movie.
#filmsky
(Honorable mention) dir: Prince
Good and bad, there is a lot you can learn from this movie.
March 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
20 films/shows from 20 directors that have influenced me as a filmmaker. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters.
#filmsky
(Honorable mention) dir: Prince
Good and bad, there is a lot you can learn from this movie.
#filmsky
(Honorable mention) dir: Prince
Good and bad, there is a lot you can learn from this movie.