Savanah Leaf

SAVANAH LEAF is an Olympian and award-winning filmmaker, whose work weaves magical realism with poignant social commentary. Her debut feature EARTH MAMA premiered in 2023 at Sundance to critical acclaim before getting released theatrically by A24 and Film4. Currently sitting at 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, EARTH MAMA is a poignant film that follows Gia, a pregnant single mother with two children in foster care, embraced by her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family. 

Earlier this year, Savanah 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.