VERO 8 PICTURES
About Vero 8 Pictures | Film Production Company in Northwest Arkansas and Southern California
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Vero 8 Pictures is an independent film production company developing and producing original narrative films. Led by filmmakers Alicia Hayes and Andrew Gray, the company operates across Arkansas and California, assembling creative teams to produce character-driven cinema for festival, theatrical, and international audiences.
Actor | Director | Producer | Writer
Alicia Hayes is a multidisciplinary filmmaker and artist whose creative world spans directing, writing, producing, painting, acting, voice-over, and photography. A self-taught polymath, she moves through every medium with instinctive clarity and a bold visual signature that feels unmistakably her own. Her artistic lineage is part of her identity: Hayes is the great-niece of renowned animator and painter Tom Ray, whose work helped shape the golden era of Warner Bros. and Disney. His legacy of innovation threads through her work, fueling a lifelong devotion to storytelling.
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She began her career on the airwaves in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas before transitioning into the entertainment industry as a distinguished makeup artist. Film sets became her apprenticeship, where she studied directors, absorbed the cadence of production, and quietly gathered the tools of a filmmaker. That foundation now informs her voice as an award-winning director, writer, and producer whose style blends emotional depth with striking cinematic intensity. Her acclaimed screenplay Pripyat, a poetic historical drama set against the Chernobyl disaster, continues to earn international recognition.
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Hayes now advances a slate of ambitious new projects. "Axiom" brings together the greatest minds in cosmology and quantum physics in a relentless pursuit of the universe’s origin. "Jezebel: Queen of Fire" reimagines the rise of one of history’s most misunderstood queens through a sweeping and visually charged epic. "Sentenced" turns its gaze toward the stark reality faced by unwanted shelter animals in Northwest Arkansas, while "Dad Calling" explores the memories of a phone call. Her literary voice emerges in "God Logic", a work that fuses faith, science, and revelation to challenge the myth of chaos-born intelligence and illuminate the enduring logic of divine design.
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With every story she shapes—on canvas, on film, on the page—Alicia Hayes advances a legacy of artistry that began long before her, yet arrives fully realized in her hands. Her passion lies in the transformative power of cinema, where imagery becomes emotion, narrative becomes insight, and art becomes impact. She remains a visionary force in contemporary filmmaking, driven by the belief that visual storytelling holds the power to stir hearts, provoke thought, and spark meaningful change.
"Imagination is the language of creation."
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Actor | Producer | Director | Writer
Andrew is an accomplished actor and filmmaker whose work is driven by emotional truth, character depth, and narrative precision. With an international following and a career forged through both performance and creative authorship, Gray brings a rare inside-out understanding of storytelling—shaped by years inhabiting complex roles and translating that insight into bold cinematic vision.
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As Executive Producer at Vero 8 Pictures, Gray partners with filmmaker Alicia Hayes to develop powerful, passion-forward films that confront identity, conflict, and transformation without compromise. Drawn to stories that challenge, provoke, and endure, his creative ethos favors meaning over spectacle and truth over trend.
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​Grounded, disciplined, and fearless in intent, Andrew Gray stands at the intersection of performance and production—shaping cinema that lingers, resonates, and refuses to look away.
“Andrew Gray is the kind of artist you don’t find—you recognize. His talent isn’t loud or performative; it’s precise, disciplined, and deeply human. He understands story from the inside out, and truth is non-negotiable. When I met Andrew, I didn’t see an actor—I saw a man with instinct, restraint, and fire. A creative mind that respects the weight of narrative and the responsibility of meaning. That is rare. That is why he is the perfect partner. Together, we are not chasing trends—we are building cinema that speaks with purpose, passion, and lasting impact.”
— Alicia Hayes