Leslie Harris
Known for Directing · 6 credits
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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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TV Shows (1)
Movies (5)
About Leslie Harris
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… With 6 credits spanning from 1993 to 2010, Leslie Harris has appeared in 5 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Leslie Harris Movies
- Made in the USA (1993) — as Self
- Bessie Coleman: Dream to Fly (1994) — as Lady in Red
- New York Conversations (2010)
- Indie Sex: Teens (2008)
- Directors on Directing (2009) — as Self
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