Leah Meyerhoff

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awards = Student Academy Award nomination for Best Narrative Short
2005 "Twitch"
Slamdance Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Short
2005 "Twitch"
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occupation = director, producer, screenwriter, and actor

Leah Meyerhoff (born December 4, 1979 in San Francisco, California) is a Student Academy Award nominated director, producer and screenwriter. Her films have screened in over 100 film festivals worldwide and won at least a dozen international awards. [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1573783/|title=Leah Meyerhoff on IMDb|accessdate=2007-09-14]

Biography

Leah Meyerhoff was born in San Francisco and attended high school in Berkeley, California. She graduated with Honors from Brown University in 2001 with a Bachelor’s degree in Art-Semiotics. She spent the following year studying film at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she also taught at the undergraduate level and founded an art gallery. Leah is currently studying on a full scholarship at New York University, where she is pursuing a Master’s degree in Film. [cite web|url=http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com/bio|title=Leah Meyerhoff bio|accessdate=2007-09-14]

While at NYU, Leah directed "Twitch", a short film portraying a young girl's irrational fear that her mother's disability is contagious. [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443675/|title=Twitch on IMDb|accessdate=2007-09-14]

"Twitch" kicked off the film festival circuit by winning a Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance [cite web|url=http://www.slamdance.com/2005/festival/awards.asp|title=Slamdance Awards|accessdate=2007-09-14] and becoming a finalist in the Student Academy Awards [cite web|url=http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com/twitch/awards|title=Twitch awards|accessdate=2007-09-14] . It has since screened in over 100 film festivals, won a dozen awards, and was picked up for distribution by IFC. [cite web|url=http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com/twitch/screenings|title=Twitch screenings|accessdate=2007-09-14]

Leah has since completed several music videos, including "Team Queen", a Planet Out finalist currently airing on LOGO [cite web|url=http://www.teamqueen.com|title=Team Queen homepage|accessdate=2007-09-14] , and "Eternal Flame", which was recently picked up by MTV Europe. [cite web|url=http://www.eternalflamevideo.com|title=Eternal Flame homepage|accessdate=2007-09-14]

Leah has received press coverage from The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Film Threat, The Boston Globe, Flavorpill, The San Francisco Chronicle, and numerous other publications. [cite web|url=http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com/press|title=Leah Meyerhoff press|accessdate=2007-09-14]

Leah is 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. [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402641/|title=Film School on IMDb|accessdate=2007-09-14]

When she is not making films, Leah teaches directing and editing at the New York Film Academy. She also lectures at colleges around the country and has been a featured speaker at a number of film festivals. [cite web|url=http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com/bio|title=Leah Meyerhoff bio|accessdate=2007-09-14]

Leah currently lives in New York where she is working on her first feature film. [cite web|url=http://www.unicornsthemovie.com/bio|title=Unicorns homepage|accessdate=2007-09-14]

Filmography

*Eternal Flame (2007)
*The Heist (2006)
*Team Queen (2006)
*Twitch (2005)
*Packaged Goods (2003)
*Neurotica (2002)
*Wonderfluff Sandwiches (2001)

Awards

Twitch

*Student Academy Awards — Finalist
*Slamdance — Honorable Mention
*Avignon Film Festival — Best American Short
*Rhode Island International Film Festival — Honorable Mention
*Golden Star Shorts Fest — Best of Fest
*Golden Star Shorts Fest — Best Narrative Short
*Brooklyn International Disability Film Festival — Best Short
*Scottsdale International Film Festival — Best Student Short
*West Chester Film Festival — Best Female Director
*Berkeley Film Festival — Grand Festival Award
*Rebel Film Festival — Best Experimental Short
*Brown Emerging Filmmakers — Best Drama
*Ole Muddy Film Festival — First Place
*Harry M. Warner Film Festival — Third Place
*Sound Space — Post Award
*Calgary International Film Festival — Honorable Mention
*California Independent Film Festival — Best Mini Short Nominee
*Swansea Bay Film Festival — Best Drama Nominee
*Pawky Little Film Contest — Finalist
*Trenton Film Festival — Best Actress Nominee

Team Queen

*Planet Out Awards — Finalist
*Fort Worth LGBT Film Festival — Best Music Video
*Out Music Awards — Best Music Video Nominee
*San Diego Women Film Festival — Judge's Award
*Pill Awards — Best Music Video Nominee
*Gaffers Film Festival — Best Music Video
*Rebel Film Festival — Best Music Video
*Micro Cine Fest — Best Music Video
*Evil City Film Fest — Best Music Video

References

External links

* [http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com official site]
*imdb name|id=1573783|name=Leah Meyerhoff
*Brown University Alumni