Leah grew up in Northern California experimenting with filmmaking as a child. She went on to study film at Long Beach State University and directed music videos for local artists in Los Angeles while attending school. She won the Grand Prize of a national student film festival and then wrote and directed her debut short film, Crazy Like Me. The film premiered at Raindance and won Best Short Film at the Women’s Independent Film Festival.

She then transitioned into the commercial world and has since directed campaigns for brands such as Burlington, Nabisco, Warner Brothers, Olay, and Cheerios. Leah currently lives in Austin, Texas and is developing several feature film and television projects.