Leah Meyerhoff

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]

Leah Meyerhoff
Born (1979-12-04) December 4, 1979
San Francisco, California, United States
Occupation(s)director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
AwardsStudent Academy Award nomination for Best Narrative Short
Slamdance Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Short
Websitehttp://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

Unicorns Awards

References
  1. "Leah Meyerhoff on IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. "Leah Meyerhoff bio". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  3. "SXSW Review: Fantastical 'I Believe In Unicorns' Rings True". 10 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  4. "IMDB I Believe in Unicorns - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  5. "Twitch on IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  6. "Slamdance Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  7. "Twitch awards". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  8. "Twitch screenings". Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  9. "Team Queen homepage". Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  10. "Eternal Flame homepage". Archived from the original on 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  11. "Leah Meyerhoff press". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  12. "Film School on IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  13. "Leah Meyerhoff bio". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
  14. "Film Fatales". Retrieved 2017-11-23.
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