Film Maker Spotlight - Leah Johnston

 

 

Film maker and Photographer Leah Johnston

Part of the goal behind IndieHouse Rentals is to help shine a light on the great work that is being done by independent film makers. There are a lot of people out there do amazing and innovative work with out spending very much money at all. My first of my spotlight series is on actress, director, and photographer, Leah Johnston. I first met Leah as an actress in the short film Desert Encounter, by director Blake Hodges (whom you will see in a future blog) which premiered at the No Budget Film Festival. Leah and I then collaborated on a few projects. She is the leading actress in my upcoming short film, Heart. We also went on to work together in a second short we actually shot yesterday called Shelly, which we performed in together.

Screen shot from upcoming film, Heart.

As a director and photographer, Leah's work is a breathtakingly visual buffet of images. She has an amazing knack for telling stories through powerful pictures which capture so many emotions, they are a challenge to describe. One of the best things I can say about her as an artist, is that she has a very specific voice which resonates through all of her work. Those of you in the creative industry know how difficult that can be and how amazing it is when an artist can make that happen. Her films, her photography, and her writing all speak with the same dynamic, "Leah" voice. They are all richly character driven stories told through a dynamic visual narrative.


Leah's photography Grasping Our Potential



Leah's Photography: Misty Morning Masquerade

 

Leah was recently awarded a grant from the National Screen Institute in Nova Scotia, and will be heading back to her homeland of Canada to shoot her short her next short film. You should definitely take some time and check out her photography and follow all her projects at her website http://www.leahjohnston.com . She is definitely a film maker you want to keep her eye on.

Test shot from Leah's upcoming short film

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