Hale is a filmmaker, an activist working for social justice, and a founding member of San Francisco March for Elephants. In 2002 he started his own production company, The Feature Factory, producing films exclusively for nonprofits and NGOS. Clients have included UNHCR, the Chicago Commission on Human Relations, as well as educational institutions. Hale worked as an organizer in Chicago for refugee resettlement, helping families start a new life in the United States. He serves as a core member of Global March for Elephants and Rhinos in Los Angeles, working on events and generating graphics for the organization. Hale is currently in production on the documentary, Ivory Disrupted, about the beginnings of the movement to end the sale of ivory in California, a story that ultimately calls for Africans to lead in the march against extinction of elephant and rhinos.