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.

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.

While at NYU, Leah directed Twitch, a short film portraying a young girl's irrational fear that her mother's disability is contagious.Twitch kicked off the film festival circuit by winning a Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival and becoming a finalist in the Student Academy Awards. 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.

Leah has since completed several music videos and commercials, including Team Queen, a Planet Out finalist which aired on Logo,Eternal Flame, which was in rotation on MTV Europe, and Like Our Fathers, which is currently in post-production.

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