Hartley founded
Candescent Films in 2010. The film production company supports documentary films exploring social issues. Prior to founding the company, Hartley worked as an actress
IDA Award and
Critics' Choice Award. Hartley served as an executive producer. As a producer on
Sons of the Clouds, a documentary exploring human rights issues in
Western Sahara and starring
Javier Bardem, Hartley won the
2013 Goya Award for Best Documentary Film. In 2014, Hartley partnered with the
Tribeca Film Institute to develop a Candescent Award for films that premiere at the
Tribeca Film Festival. The inaugural recipient of this award was
Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014). Some of Hartley's other work includes executive producing
Who Is Dayani Cristal? starring
Gael García Bernal, executive producing
Private Violence, which premiered at the
2014 Sundance Film Festival, and producing
Likeness, a short film starring
Elle Fanning and directed by
Rodrigo Prieto. Hartley executive produced the big game hunting documentary
Trophy, which premiered at the
2017 Sundance Film Festival, where it was acquired by
CNN Films and
The Orchard. Hartley also executive produced
Generation Wealth. ==Filmography==