Simon Hawkins
Simon graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts for Film & TV and resides in Los Angeles, CA.
His first feature film, We Gotta Get Out of This Place, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the Audience Award at AFI Fest. It’s been called “a special piece of filmmaking” by Renegade Cinema, “criminally good” by Hitfix, and “terrific” by Indiewire. Simon has also directed and edited award-winning branded and commercial content for companies such as Google, Pepsi, Pique Action, Rhone Apparel, and Starbucks. Simon launched his independent production company, Hi Duck Productions, in 2024.
Interviews with Simon Hawkins
The Best Noir Novels, recommended by Simon Hawkins
Noir is as much an aesthetic as it is a genre of book or movie, explains the film director Simon Hawkins; and though it might be set anywhere, Los Angeles is its spiritual home. Here, he recommends five of the best noir novels—each defined by their strong settings, seedy atmospheres and suspenseful plotting.
