Biography

Savanah Leaf has transitioned from a 2012 Olympian to Award-winning filmmaker. Her debut feature EARTH MAMA premiered last year at Sundance to critical acclaim before getting released theatrically by A24 and Film4. Savanah just won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut Winner, a BIFA for Debut Filmmaker, and is on the National Board of Review list for best debut films of 2023. Savanah is also a recent recipient of the BFI x Chanel Filmmaker Award. Previously, Savanah directed the short documentary, 'The Heart Still Hums' (2020), following the stories of five women as they fight for their children through the cycle of homelessness, drug addiction and neglect from their own parents. The film won Best Documentary Short at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, BlackStar Film Festival and Nashville Film Festival and was released with Fox Searchlight Shorts.
- IMDb mini biography by: Cameron Washington