Leslie Harris

Known for: Directing
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

Filmography

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Bessie Coleman: Dream to Fly 1994
as Lady in Red, Producer, Director, Writer
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. 1993
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
New York Conversations 2010
Actor
Directors on Directing 2009
as Self
Indie Sex: Teens 2008
Actor
Made in the USA 1993
as Self

Credits from TMDB.