Leah Meyerhoff facts for kids

Leah Meyerhoff (born December 4, 1979) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. She was nominated for a Student Academy Award. Leah is well-known for writing and directing the movie I Believe in Unicorns, which features Natalia Dyer. Her films have been shown at over 200 film festivals worldwide and have won more than a dozen international awards.

About Leah Meyerhoff

Leah Meyerhoff was born in San Francisco, California. She went to Berkeley High School. She later graduated with honors from Brown University. There, she earned a bachelor's degree in Art-Semiotics. She also earned a master's degree in Film from New York University (NYU).

Her first full-length movie, I Believe in Unicorns, was shown for the first time at SXSW in 2014. This film later won the top jury prize at the Atlanta Film Festival.

While studying at NYU, Meyerhoff directed a short film called Twitch. This film tells the story of a young girl's fear that her mother's disability could be caught by others. Twitch started its journey through film festivals by winning a Grand Jury Prize at the Slamdance Film Festival. It also became a finalist for the Student Academy Awards. Since then, Twitch has been shown at over 200 film festivals. It has won many awards and was picked up for distribution by PBS, Hulu, iTunes, and the Independent Film Channel.

Meyerhoff has also created several music videos and commercials. These include Team Queen, which was a finalist for Planet Out and aired on Logo. Another one was Eternal Flame, which was played on MTV Europe. She also directed Like Our Fathers.

Leah Meyerhoff has been featured in news articles by The New York Times, Film Threat, and The San Francisco Chronicle. She was also part of a TV show called Film School. This show was directed by Nanette Burstein and is still shown on IFC.

Besides making films, Meyerhoff has taught classes on directing and editing. She has taught at New York University, The New York Film Academy, and The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She has also helped choose films for several film festivals. Recently, she was a judge for the HollyShorts and Slamdance Film Festival narrative juries.

Meyerhoff is also the person who started Film Fatales. This group helps women who direct feature films and TV shows.

Leah Meyerhoff's Films

• 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 and Recognition

Awards for Twitch

• Avignon Film Festival — Best American Short

Awards for I Believe in Unicorns

• Independent Feature Project — Emerging Narrative Filmmaker Grant
• Atlanta Film Festival — Grand Jury Prize