Andrea E. Leland
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
Andrea Leland is an independent filmmaker and artist. She has produced
and directed award winning documentaries focusing on Caribbean and
Latin American cultures. In Haiti, Belize, Chiapas, and several
Caribbean islands, she works collaboratively with community members
providing a forum to voice their untold stories, personal challenges
and compelling triumphs. Social, artistic or political actions are
placed within context of their culture, imploring the viewer to
confront old myths and discover a new perspective. These documentaries
are successful tools for cultural preservation.
These films have won numerous awards and have screened at museums, conferences and festivals throughout Europe, Latin America and the United States. Selected invitational screenings include: American Museum of Natural History, New York; 18th Bilan du Film Ethnographique, Paris, France; Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles; and the Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian, New York.
All unedited raw footage, transcripts, project notes and other materials from her Caribbean collections are available for research purposes in the Center for Black Music Research library archives. The material is available free to the public for any person interested in doing further research.
Andrea is a member of Newday Films. She is the co-founder of the St. John Film Society which presents independent films free to the public on the island of St. John in the US Virgin Islands.
These films have won numerous awards and have screened at museums, conferences and festivals throughout Europe, Latin America and the United States. Selected invitational screenings include: American Museum of Natural History, New York; 18th Bilan du Film Ethnographique, Paris, France; Pan African Film Festival, Los Angeles; and the Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian, New York.
All unedited raw footage, transcripts, project notes and other materials from her Caribbean collections are available for research purposes in the Center for Black Music Research library archives. The material is available free to the public for any person interested in doing further research.
Andrea is a member of Newday Films. She is the co-founder of the St. John Film Society which presents independent films free to the public on the island of St. John in the US Virgin Islands.
