Leah Walker Instructor, Film ProductionWriting for Film and TV

Writer/Director/Story Editor Leah’s childhood passion for reading, theatre and photography has evolved into a career as a writer/director. Drawn to stories about characters who struggle with loss, Leah’s genre of choice is family drama with a dash of body horror. Leah is co-founder of Neophyte Productions which has produced six theatrical feature films, television content, and more than a dozen short films which have screened at festivals around the world.   

 

After writing and directing several short films, Leah moved into features with The Third Eye, called “A Bizarre and Chilling Thriller” by The Boston Globe, which followed a successful festival run with a two-year stint on Super Channel. Leah’s sophomore feature, The Privileged, stars True Blood’s Sam Trammell and Josh Close of Fargo and was funded by Telefilm and the NOHFC. After a theatrical release, the film was broadcast on Crave TV and can currently be found on Prime. 

 

Most recently, Leah has completed a trilogy of short films about grief. With an adaptation of a Canadian novel, soon to be feature film, and a digital series about the humour found in death, Leah’s looking forward to delving deeper into the dark side. Leah is also an experienced story editor committed to supporting a writer’s truest voice.