Haley Erickson

Haley Alea Erickson is an award-winning writer, director, and comedy performer. She lives in Melbourne, where she is a filmmaker and screenwriting teacher at the Victorian College of Arts. Haley was co-host of the iconic, long running comedy show “Good Fight” at Fallout Theater in Austin, TX and performed at the “OOB 2019 Just For Laughs” showcase. She acted in MUSTANG ISLAND with Macon Blair, and received a Drive-In Academy Award from Joe Bob Briggs for her performance in SCARE PACKAGE. Haley was a writer for the beloved podcast, HUMANS GROWING STUFF, nominated for a Webby, a Shorty, and winner at iHeart Radio’s Podcast Awards.. She has been a finalist in the FinalDraft Big Break competition, the Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices competition, the ScreenCraft film fund, and the Sundance Development track. Her short film “CALL ME MOMMY”  won Best Comedy at the Academy Award qualifying festival HollyShorts, Best Comedy at Cannes Indie Shorts Awards, Best Screenplay at Mirada Corta, the “NoBudge” Audience award at Nitehawk Film Festival and was nominated for a jury award at SXSW.