Hayman has also had success in directing film and TV productions. "Silent Scream" (1990) is a study of convicts in Barlinnie Prison, examining the life of convicted murderer Larry Winters. The film was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. Later followed "The Hawk" (1993), starring Helen Mirren as a woman who begins to suspect that her husband is a serial killer. He was also in "The Near Room", a film about child abuse and corruption set in Glasgow.