Leah Meyerhoff
| Leah Meyerhoff | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | director, producer, screenwriter, and actor |
| Awards |
Student Academy Award nomination for Best Narrative Short 2005 Twitch Slamdance Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Short 2005 Twitch |
| Website | http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com |
Leah Meyerhoff is a Student Academy Award-nominated director, producer and screenwriter. Her films have screened in over 200 film festivals worldwide and won over a dozen international awards.[1]
Biography
Leah Meyerhoff was born in San Francisco, California and attended Berkeley High School. She graduated with Honors from Brown University with a bachelor's degree in Art-Semiotics and a master's degree in Film at New York University.[2]
While at NYU, Leah directed Twitch, a short film portraying a young girl's irrational fear that her mother's disability is contagious.[3] Twitch kicked off the film festival circuit by winning a Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival[4] and becoming a finalist in the Student Academy Awards.[5] It has since screened in over 200 film festivals, won a dozen awards, and was picked up for distribution by PBS, Hulu, iTunes and the Independent Film Channel.[6]
Leah has since completed several music videos and commercials, including Team Queen, a Planet Out finalist which aired on Logo,[7] Eternal Flame, which was in rotation on MTV Europe, and Like Our Fathers, which is currently in post-production.[8]
Leah has received press mention from The New York Times, Film Threat, Flavorpill, The San Francisco Chronicle and numerous other publications.[9] Leah was also profiled in the docu-drama series Film School, directed by Nanette Burstein (The Kid Stays in the Picture), which continues to air on IFC.[10]
In addition, Leah has taught directing and editing courses at New York University, The New York Film Academy, and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has been a programmer for several film festivals and was recently a member of the HollyShorts and Slamdance Film Festival narrative juries.[11]
Leah lives in New York City, where she is working on her first feature film, Unicorns.[12]
Filmography
- I Believe in Unicorns (2014)
- Like Our Fathers (2011)
- Eternal Flame (2007)
- The Heist (2006)
- Team Queen (2006)
- Twitch (2005)
- Packaged Goods (2003)
- Neurotica (2002)
- Wonderfluff Sandwiches (2001)
Awards
Twitch Awards
- Avignon Film Festival — Best American Short
Unicorns Awards
- Independent Feature Project — Emerging Narrative Filmmaker Grant
References
- ↑ "Leah Meyerhoff on IMDb". Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ↑ "Leah Meyerhoff bio". Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ↑ "Twitch on IMDb". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Slamdance Awards". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Twitch awards". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Twitch screenings". Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ↑ "Team Queen homepage". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Eternal Flame homepage". Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ↑ "Leah Meyerhoff press". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Film School on IMDb". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Leah Meyerhoff bio". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Unicorns homepage". Retrieved 2010-06-02.