Gabriele Hayes

Gabriele Hayes was born in the former East Germany. She studied Russian and English and received her Master's Degree from Friedrich Schiller University in 1989. After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, she was allowed to travel. She moved to the US and now lives in Los Angeles. Gabriele produced the documentary film One Germany, The Other Side of the Wall in 2011. It examines the reunification of Germany after 20 years. It features interviews with the current President of Germany, former political prisoners, Stasi (East German secret police) officers, rock musicians, and comedians. Her other documentary From Red State to Golden State (2013) tells the story of Soviet Jews and their families who immigrated to Los Angeles before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Gabriele has been working on Skid Row Marathon since the beginning of 2013 which is now in post-production.