Gaze
dir. Morgan Hadley
2023
Running time: 15 min.
Trailer
This film is a reflection of exploitative power dynamics as it takes a meta-approach to the embodied experience of the male gaze. Inescapable and predatory, this phenomenon affects the way in which women internally visualize themselves and outwardly interact with the world. “Gaze” is deeply rooted in the collective need to heal.
Morgan
Hadley
Morgan Hadley is a cinematographer from Fort Collins, Colorado. She graduated from the University of Missouri, where she majored in Documentary Journalism, minored in Peace Studies and earned a certificate in Multicultural Studies.
Her latest project, “Gaze” is an intimate exploration of her cumulative life experiences, presented through the lens of auto-fiction. Hadley believes in the therapeutic power of art and its potential to expose the systemic issues inherent in capitalist structures that perpetuate violence and inequity. Hadley’s love for adventure and free-spirited exploration is matched only by her passion for filmmaking.
Upon graduation in May of 2023, Hadley will continue to pursue experimental, art-driven filmmaking in New York City.