Hal Kirkland is a Los Angeles-based comedy writer-director working with Kiddo Films (Canada), Unit9 (US/Europe), and Infinity (Australia). A former creative at 180 Amsterdam, Wieden+Kennedy, and BBH New York, he directs spots, branded entertainment, and large-scale experiential work. Signature commercials include SurveyMonkey’s “It Doesn’t Matter” with Giancarlo Esposito; Blizzard’s Diablo IV “Chores”/Doomsayer and launch films with Megan Fox (Gold Entertainment Clio 2024); Metacore’s Merge Mansion campaign with Pedro Pascal (Grand Prix, Grand One 2024); Amazon Alexa Auto, which he wrote and directed with a Knight Rider sequence; Uber Comfort; Instacart; Alcon Systane; Working Not Working’s “We Love Recruiters”; and Smartwater with Jennifer Aniston. Branded entertainment includes Amazon Prime Video’s Good Omens touring satanic a cappella choir—widely cited as Amazon’s most successful series launch promotion—HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant interactive experience (Webby People’s Choice, national Addy Best of Show), and Lionsgate’s John Wick Chapter 4 Continental Experience (multiple 2024 Muse Platinum and Gold awards). Music-video roots include Sour’s “Hibi no neiro” (One Show Best of Show/Gold, ADC Gold, Annecy) and OneRepublic’s “Kids,” a four-minute single-take with 100-plus performers. Across 70-plus Clios, Cannes Lions, Webbys, and One Show awards, he pairs UCB-honed comedy casting with cinematic aesthetics and story-first technology.