Leslie Harris

Leslie Harris

Biography: Leslie Harris (born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1960) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Her early film work consisted of animations and live action shorts. With her 1992 film Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., Leslie Harris became the first African-American woman director, writer, producer and executive producer to win a Special Jury Prize at The Sundance Film Festival for Best Feature Film. Harris has lectured on film making and film at Tulane University, Wellesley College, Portland State University, Columbia University and the Canadian Film Institute. Harris has also taught both screenwriting and film production classes as both a full-time and adjunct professor at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

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Bessie Coleman: A Dream to Fly
Bessie Coleman: A Dream to Fly

1994-01-01

Directors on Directing
Directors on Directing

2009-09-24

New York Conversations
New York Conversations

2010-09-21

Made in the USA
Made in the USA

1993-09-25