Leah Meyerhoff
American screenwriter
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Leah Meyerhoff (born December 4, 1979) is an American Student Academy Award-nominated director, producer and screenwriter. She has received attention as the writer and director of the feature film I Believe in Unicorns starring Natalia Dyer and Peter Vack. Her films have screened in over 200 film festivals worldwide and won over a dozen international awards.[1]
Slamdance Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Short
Leah Meyerhoff | |
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| Born | December 4, 1979 |
| Occupations | director, producer, screenwriter, and actor |
| Awards | Student Academy Award nomination for Best Narrative Short Slamdance Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Short |
| Website | http://www.leahmeyerhoff.com |
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 (NYU).[2]
Her debut feature film I Believe in Unicorns premiered at SXSW in 2014[3] and won the grand jury prize at the Atlanta Film Festival.[4]
While at NYU, Meyerhoff directed Twitch, a short film portraying a young girl's irrational fear that her mother's disability is contagious.[5] Twitch kicked off the film festival circuit by winning a Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival[6] and becoming a finalist in the Student Academy Awards.[7] 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.[8]
Meyerhoff has since completed several music videos and commercials, including Team Queen, a Planet Out finalist which aired on Logo,[9] Eternal Flame, which was in rotation on MTV Europe, and Like Our Fathers.[10]
Meyerhoff has received press mention from The New York Times, Film Threat, Flavorpill, The San Francisco Chronicle and numerous other publications.[11] Meyerhoff 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.[12]
In addition, Meyerhoff 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.[13]
Meyerhoff is also the founder of Film Fatales, an advocacy group for women feature film and television directors.[14]
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
- Atlanta Film Festival — Grand Jury Prize