Kent Hayward

Kent Hayward is an author, filmmaker and Professor of production at California State University Long Beach. His book Green Filmmaking (Routledge, 2025) is the first text of its kind on sustainable production. He earned his BA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his MFA at the California Institute of the Arts. Previously, Hayward worked in visual effects and editorial on films including The Dark Knight, Inception, and Terminator 3, and TV shows for NBC Universal, SyFy, and Lifetime. Hayward's personal films include Homestead Artifact, Sunset to Sunset, Lunar Estates, and an upcoming eco-related film called Footprint. He is also a co-founder and the Vice-Chair of the Green Film School Alliance.