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Hey, I'm Leah Claire!
New York, New York
My Projects
Projects I'm Supporting
JORDAN (The Post Production #SplashForward!)
Atlanta, Georgia• Film Short
Drama, Fantasy
An adventurous young girl cares for an ailing mermaid only to discover she is not what she seems.
This project got the green light!
KID
Chicago, Illinois• Film Short
Drama, Teen
A 12 year-old boy sneaks out and rides his bike to CVS where he attempts to buy diet pills.
This project got the green light!
Day By Day
Tempe, Arizona• Film Short
Drama
A glimpse into the uncertainties being of a teenager who unknowingly struggles with anxiety and anorexia in the 90s.
This project got the green light!
Breaking Realms
Chicago, Illinois• Film Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
With the help from her doppelganger, a struggling author learns the importance of self acceptance.
This project got the green light!
The Rushing of the Sea
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Family
After her mother’s death, a young woman sinks into a grief where all speech sounds like the waves on the beach from their last perfect day.
This project got the green light!
We All Live in Gaza
San Francisco, California• Film Feature
Documentary, Transmedia
From inside the siege of Gaza to the world outside, the past, present and future of this embattled piece of planet earth.
This project got the green light!
Any Given Night
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Thriller
In a world where women’s safety is never threatened, two girls party their way through a bizarre night filled with alcohol and strange men.
This project got the green light!
The Den
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A struggling actress becomes entangled in an abusive relationship with her idol at a cult-like New York theatre company.
This project got the green light!
Why Are You You?
Stow, Massachusetts• Film Feature
Documentary, History
A generation of North American teens is empowered by an unconventional youth program through the Unitarian Universalist church.
This project got the green light!
Alpha
Wilmington, North Carolina• Film Short
Comedy, Satire
A self conscious young man tries to ask out his roommate by enlisting his best-friend to convert him into an alpha male.
This project got the green light!
The Principal's Assembly
Rehoboth, Massachusetts• Film Short
Drama
An unyielding principal insists on giving the speech of her life at a school assembly, even at the cost of her own mental health.
This project got the green light!
Hysterical
Bridgeport, Connecticut• Film Feature
Experimental
a show by one woman to one woman about all woman for all humans
This project got the green light!
Cold Start
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Family
A teen wants to drive his father’s abandoned car but is emotionally paralyzed by the fatal car crash that his father encountered.
This project got the green light!
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Survival Job
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Thriller
A method actress who is mistaken for a spy confronts her greatest fear and has to act as if her life depends on it.
This project got the green light!
SPOOKABLE
Los Angeles, California• Series
Horror, LGBTQ
When a trans woman's best friend becomes a werewolf, she must enter a supernatural world within the haunted woods and fight the evil therein
This project got the green light!
Healing Waters
Seattle, Washington• Film Short
Documentary
In this biographical film, we discover the intimate relationships between water and the female gaze.
This project got the green light!
Oklahoma, Arizona
Salt Lake City, Utah• Music Video
Music, LGBTQ
A young non-binary person disappears to flee abuse - the voice of the friend they ghosted accompanies their story in this debut music video.
This project got the green light!
Give The Drummer Some
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary
The life and influence of an unsung drummer named Clyde Stubblefield, who’s recordings with James Brown became a cornerstone of hip-hop.
This project got the green light!
HELP YOURSELF
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Drama
When a young woman wakes up in an alternate reality, she must come to terms with her new dream-life. Be careful what you wish for.
This project got the green light!
Blue And White Christmas
Orlando, Florida• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
When death upturns a financier's life he is forced from his structured world to find his heart in a whimsical holiday scavenger hunt.
This project got the green light!
Love Goes (A Web Series)
Chicago, Illinois• Series
Romance, Romantic Comedy
An engaged couple as they open pandora’s box to test the theory of organic love versus e-relationships.
This project got the green light!
One Percent
Miami, Florida• Film Short
Comedy, Thriller
At the flashy funeral of a self-serving billionaire, the mystery of his death is revealed by the flashbacks of key attendees.
This project got the green light!
"Yet To Come" Music Video
Vancouver, Canada• Music Video
Music
An aspiring young performer feels trapped by circumstances until he remembers that the best is yet to come.
This project got the green light!
Sweet Pea & Glass
New York City, New York• Film Short
Action, Thriller
The two newest initiates of the "Suits" gang, are tasked with burying a high value target. But will their quarrels bury them first?
This project got the green light!
Stranding
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Adventure, Animation
10-year-old Theo finds solace in a mysterious beached whale while his parents plan their divorce.
This project got the green light!
The High Priestess
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Drama, Family
The High Priestess is a hybrid site-specific theater piece, with a diverse cast and crew creating this story through the use of film.
This project got the green light!
Dogs of War
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
In a post apocalyptic future, a woman struggles to keep her new group of survivors from tearing each other apart.
This project got the green light!
차 - Cha
Chicago, Illinois• Film Short
Drama
When a young man finds that his grandmother is the victim of a racial attack, he realizes how his ethnicity affects his place in society.
This project got the green light!
Mildly Different (last phase prod. funding)
Maynooth, Ireland• Film Short
Drama, Other
A young woman on the autism spectrum who struggles with the world around her until the kindness of one person changes her life.
This project got the green light!
Cover Up
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama
In 1997 New York, a female underground tattoo artist helps a woman cover up a domestic abuse scar despite tattooing being punishable by law.
This project got the green light!
Chronicles of the Curious
Chicago, Illinois• Series
Animation, Science
Chronicles of the Curious is an animated storytelling series spotlighting individuals who work or play in STEAM-related fields.
This project got the green light!
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FOUND
Longview, Washington• Film Short
Drama
When the AD of Tabitha’s theatre company tokenizes her for his EDI initiative, she faces her reality of living in two skins as a Korean adop
This project got the green light!
Uniball
Little Rock, Arkansas• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
A young filmmaker documents her boyfriends Testicular Cancer diagnosis, and the week leading up to his testicle removal.
This project got the green light!
CHICKS
Atlanta, Georgia• Film Short
Comedy, Horror
A shy teen girl finds out what girls really do during sleepovers when an ordinary slumber party is revealed to be a chicken cult initiation.
This project got the green light!
The Girl in the Woods
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Experimental
A chance encounter in the woods helps a woman confront her cycles of self-abuse
This project got the green light!
MASARU
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
A major league baseball player has to confront his true identity when he rediscovers his childhood passion for traditional Japanese dancing.
This project got the green light!
Saturday Morning
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Romance
When Rowan finds herself at a crossroads between a previous love and a current partner, she will have to choose the familiar or the unknown.
This project got the green light!
Cherry
Denver, Colorado• Film Short
LGBTQ, Romantic Comedy
While living in the world of COVID, an anxious deaf woman struggles to order a piece of pie.
This project got the green light!
Anastasia
Middletown, Connecticut• Film Short
Drama
Anastasia, a 17 year old girl, must hide and deal with a possible pregnancy while living with her very religious mother.
This project got the green light!
Palmdale
Tempe, Arizona• Film Short
Action, Drama
Rebecca is a talented Mexican-American artist but struggles to reach her full potential in school, Luna is Rebecca’s younger sister and hope
This project got the green light!
The Liberator
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
A gay Holocaust researcher struggles to convince his boyfriend’s grandfather, a Dachau liberator, to reveal his story.
This project got the green light!
Like Me, Like Everyone
Chicago, Illinois• Film Short
Drama
When Camille, 21, discovers her father is having an affair, she is forced to reevaluate her perception of her parents and herself.
This project got the green light!
FAMILIAL
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Thriller, Horror
Keira must move to her uncle's estate after her father's death. Increasingly unstable and paranoid, she becomes convinced she's in danger.
This project got the green light!
Los Bellos
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Musical, LGBTQ
A musical-inspired film about family and breaking down toxic masculinity, with the help of a cat.
This project got the green light!
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The Fight Inside
Aurora, Illinois• Film Short
Drama
After enduring a tragedy, a teenager turns to a new street drug to escape his reality, only to have to revisit the deep scars of his past.
This project got the green light!
Diversity Hires
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Drama
4 roommates believe they’ve scored the job of a lifetime, but soon find out that being the diversity hire isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
This project got the green light!
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Good Times at Mike Kelso's
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Comedy
A club-dancing enthusiast grabs life by the ovaries to confront a threatening diagnosis.
This project got the green light!
Best Buddies
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts• Film Short
Comedy, Crime
Two contract killers question their relationship after murdering one of their exes.
This project got the green light!
LOUD & LONGING
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Drama, LGBTQ
A queer New York odyssey following two friends as they overcome the ghosts of childhood trauma
This project got the green light!
Ambrosia!
Beckley, West Virginia• Film Feature
Comedy
A young bed and breakfast owner/operator faces absurdity, frustration, and slapstick trying to manifest success in the face of adversity.
This project got the green light!
Thriver: A Survivor Story
Orlando, Florida• Film Feature
Documentary
Thriver: A Survivor Story is about a young girl with a terminal cancer who didn't truly start living until she found out she was dying.
This project got the green light!
Pizza Boy
Phoenix, Arizona• Film Short
Crime, Drama
A “pizza boy” goes on a downward spiral taking down himself, and those around him.
This project got the green light!
Burning Rope
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Animation, Horror
After taking credit for her mother’s work, an ambitious composer is wracked with guilt and haunted by memories of the past.
This project got the green light!
Casey the Frog
New York City, New York• Film Short
Animation, Family
Come follow the story of a happy family of frogs as they navigate the health of their youngest, Casey, who is diagnosed with cancer.
This project got the green light!
Doubt That the Stars Are Fire
New York City, New York• Company
Romance, Drama
As his father’s death draws near, a young prince must decide whether to succeed the throne or run away with a mysterious newcomer.
This project got the green light!
We Never Left - The Lebanese Expat Revolution Documentary
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary
WE NEVER LEFT is the story of the Lebanese revolution, through the eyes and experiences of young Lebanese expats in New York.
This project got the green light!
Alternative
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Romance
Dillon wants to find self-worth by proposing to girlfriend, but an unexpected circumstance forces him to question his entire relationship.
This project got the green light!
Kissing Kerouac
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Romance
A high schooler finds herself in her old camp crush's dorm room trying to learn things school can't teach, not knowing how far is too far.
This project got the green light!
Collector's Item
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
The true intentions of an inquisitive stranger and a controlling financier unravel at the hands of whiskey, rope, and Vivaldi.
This project got the green light!
Babygirl
New York City, New York• Film Short
Crime
It's 1981, Adele, a mom of two, must run a job for her husband when her day takes a turn, the only problem is... he's a mobster.
This project got the green light!
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LEFT
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
Two sisters, one determined and in desperate need for a change, encounters the unexpected...the events that unfold change everything.
This project got the green light!
Deployed
Jackson, Mississippi• Film Short
Drama
DEPLOYED is a gritty and heartfelt drama illuminating the honest story of a military spouse and her children during a modern day deployment.
This project got the green light!
The Skin You're In
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama
Successful yet unfulfilled in her career, Sasha must realize her love of self is the only way to save her career and her dad's life.
This project got the green light!
Voice of Vanilla
Sambava, Madagascar• Film Feature
Documentary
Although many take vanilla for granted, this difficult and dangerous crop is a lifeline out of poverty for farmers in Madagascar.
This project got the green light!
The Manos Chronicles
Coulterville, California• Series
Fantasy, Horror
No longer a prisoner of The Master or the dark primal god Manos, Debbie hunts down monsters with her team of survivors and misfits.
This project got the green light!
Level One
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Thriller, Sci-Fi
Wendy is imprisoned in a strange and deadly room. But with each escape attempt she learns the room isn't the only thing keeping her trapped.
This project got the green light!
HBCU Documentary: A Film Examining Black Education
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary, Film-related Business
HBCU Documentary is an exploration of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the extraordinary people who choose to attend them.
This project got the green light!
Ewok Hunt: A Star Wars Horror Story
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Sci-Fi, Horror
Stranded after the battle of Endor, two Imperial soldiers must survive the night as they’re stalked by the moon’s vengeful inhabitants.
This project got the green light!
Grievance Gulch
Atlanta, Georgia• Series
Animation, Comedy
An uneasy group of gunslingers start a socially responsible town in the old west.
This project got the green light!
A Divas Bedroom
Cincinnati, Ohio• Film Short
History, Music
Why is the term diva another way of calling a woman a b**tch? Let's redefine the word diva!
This project got the green light!
Laced
Denver, Colorado• Film Feature
Thriller
On the evening of a record-breaking blizzard, a young wife’s plans to kill her abusive husband begin to unravel.
This project got the green light!
Truffle Sauce
Houston, Texas• Film Short
Drama
A young, black woman is on the cusp of achieving her greatest dream, if only she can sell the truffle sauce...and heal from her trauma.
This project got the green light!
Mirage: A Short Film
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
Hooked to a drug that induces memories, a toxic, lifelong couple discovers escaping into their past is doomed for tragedy.
This project got the green light!
Expedition Reclamation
Leavenworth, Washington• Film Short
Adventure, Documentary
Embark outside with 12 Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color as they celebrate their joyful and transformative relationship to the land.
This project got the green light!
Crumbs
Vancouver, Canada• Film Short
Horror
After his mother remarries an abusive man, a young boy summons an imaginary clown who helps him deal with the traumas of his young life.
This project got the green light!
No Man's Game
Denver, Colorado• Film Short
Drama, Film-Noir
Divided by opposing mindsets, two brothers engage in a game of chance, hoping to find a common ground.
This project got the green light!
2030 The Movie
Providence, Rhode Island• Film Feature
Thriller, War
A young survivor needs to rely on her own strength to find her way out of a war zone no matter all she has to leave behind.
This project got the green light!
Cu Cus Clã
Baltimore, Maryland• Film Short
Drama, Satire
In an attempt to fit in, an international student from Brazil attends his first American Halloween party dressed as a Klansman.
This project got the green light!
Isolation of the Mind
Baltimore, Maryland• Film Short
Drama
The story of Donovan and his journey of emotions before, during, and after a relationship. Told through VO of originally written poetry.
This project got the green light!
REST
Syracuse, New York• Film Short
Drama, Mystery
A couple and close friend experience grief from the loss of a child. Once they come together, they are able to find meaning in their grief.
This project got the green light!
Matched
Boston, Massachusetts• Film Short
Romantic Comedy, Sci-Fi
After a bad break up, a college student gets dragged into the nightmarish virtual reality of the Matched dating app.
This project got the green light!
Girls Night In
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Romantic Comedy
Girls Night In is about friends Naomi and Charli who explore the possibilities and boundaries of their relationship.
This project got the green light!
Mother's Day
Buffalo, New York• Film Feature
Drama
A brutally honest portrayal of mental health, as it unfolded one day in a rural backyard and changed the lives of a mother and son forever.
This project got the green light!
Death at a Suicide
Charlotte, North Carolina• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
In the middle of her suicide attempt, a young woman is forced to play hostess to her neighbor and his Dementia riddled father
This project got the green light!
Blue Moon
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Film-Noir
In one unforgettable evening, a family slowly unravels as they clash over what is right, what is best, and who gets to decide.
This project got the green light!
overstimulated - a short film
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Fantasy
a neurodivergent woman's past follows her through her new life in a new city.
This project got the green light!
Sleepyhead
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
Newly dead Lillo Fante quests through the underworld in what seems like a vain attempt to get home to his beloved Parrot.
This project got the green light!
When Skin Feels Like Glass
Los Angeles, California• Dance
Experimental
When Skin Feels Like Glass is a long form dance performance that explores human connection as the modern world advances.
This project got the green light!
Borrowed Light
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama
Two best friends who share a love for music grow apart when one of them moves away for college and suffers a mental breakdown.
This project got the green light!
Blame Them
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
After learning she has chlamydia, a high school student enlists a friend to help call the boys who may have infected her.
This project got the green light!
And So I Stayed
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary
AND SO I STAYED is a forthcoming documentary about survivors of abuse fighting for their lives and spending years behind bars.
This project got the green light!
Gogo 274
Middletown, Connecticut• Film Short
Thriller, Comedy
Gogo-274 is a charming post-apocalyptic genre piece that follows two resilient siblings searching for fellow survivors
This project got the green light!
Room Rodeo
Chicago, Illinois• Film Short
Documentary, Drama
A wide-eyed boy is determined to complete a class project that proves his great grandfather is a legendary Black cowboy.
This project got the green light!
Deity
Los Angeles, California• Comics
Action, Adventure
In a country governed by superhumans, a government official must track down a girl with the ability to remove their powers.
This project got the green light!
Lost Sister
Burbank, California• Film Short
Drama, Fantasy
The ghost of Eve visits her younger sister to force her into finally standing up for herself
This project got the green light!
[Their] Story
Los Angeles, California• Series
LGBTQ, Romantic Comedy
A diverse LGBTQ+ web series that follows Quinn, a non-binary lesbian from Texas; Luke, a gay Christian man; and Angela, a bisexual woman
This project got the green light!
Fronteiras
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary, Experimental
Fronteiras is a personal documentary that explores the burden of an immigrant searching for a place to call home.
This project got the green light!
Güicho
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Foreign Film
In a misguided attempt to help his family, Güicho ends up in the middle of a drug war above his power.
This project got the green light!
Wrecking Crew - a web series
Los Angeles, California• Series
Comedy, Crime
Three friends start a task business that's all fun & games...until they accidentally task their way into the lucrative business of crime.
This project got the green light!
Within a Week - Dans une Semaine
Montreal, Canada• Film Feature
Romantic Comedy, Foreign Film
Roberto has 7 days to write a romantic comedy for a big studio, with no clue of how and where to start. A reality will cross fantasy.
This project got the green light!
Women Who Ride
Oakland, California• Film Short
Documentary
WOMEN WHO RIDE is a short character-driven verité documentary about Oakland’s first Black all-women motorcycle club, D’Vious Wayz.
This project got the green light!
BOUND the movie
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Drama, Thriller
In order to escape her drug dealing abusive stepfather, a young introvert flees to NYC. After successfully reinventing herself, she realizes
This project got the green light!
The Urban Defender
San Jose, California• Comics
Drama, Sci-Fi
An African-American entrepreneur struggles to open his dream nightclub and discovers he has the ability to change from black to white.
This project got the green light!
What If Batman
Palestine, Texas• Film Short
Fantasy
A Batman fanfilm about Thomas Wayne being locked in Arkham with all the Bat-villains after young Bruce Wayne is killed.
This project got the green light!
SPACEBIRTH 2
Berlin, Germany• Film Feature
Fantasy, Sci-Fi
It's the final countdown before takeoff...join our story!
This project got the green light!
Dearly Departed
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
A once religious man attends the "tragic" funeral of his mother only to clash with the Pastor for speaking about the legacy she left behind.
This project got the green light!
Night and Day
Jakarta, Indonesia• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
On the streets of Jakarta, an impulsive, small-time con swindles an aristocrat out of house and home, at risk of abandonment by his brother.
This project got the green light!
Dead in the Water
Jacksonville, Florida• Film Feature
History, Satire
In 1562, a lone French settler trips on mushrooms and searches for the Fountain of Youth with the reanimated corpse of the man he killed.
This project got the green light!
someone somewhere
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Experimental
One fateful night, two college women are forced to come to terms with the unhealthy nature of their friendship.
This project got the green light!
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Risk/Reward
Baltimore, Maryland• Film Short
Film-Noir, Thriller
A lonely pencil pusher named Ned has no direction in his life when he is approached by Doug, a charismatic huckster with an enticing but ill
This project got the green light!
Meathook | Feature Length Horror Film
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Horror, Thriller
Two years after the horrific massacre of her friends by an infamous meathook-wielding killer, recluse Jordyn grapples with the past.
This project got the green light!
SOMEWHERE
New York City, New York• Music Video
Animation, Fantasy
Take a trip into cyberspace.
This project got the green light!
THORN TREES (Pilot)
Atlantic City, New Jersey• Series
Drama, Family
A conscientious, grieving witch recruits a repentant witch-hunter in Elizabethan England to help save her family from a backstabbing Bishop
This project got the green light!
Till Morning
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
When Julia can't pay for her tuition, she has to choose between surrendering to her conservative family and selling herself to a stranger.
This project got the green light!
JK Zine
New York City, New York• Art & Photography
Other
JK Zine is a digital periodical for emerging visual artists and poets
This project got the green light!
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Kumina Queen
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary
Kumina Queen channels the spirit of Jamaica's beloved Queenie, a healer, performer, and priestess of the afro folkloric practice, kumina.
This project got the green light!
Art Majors
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy, Drama
With dreams of Hollywood glory, a group of witty queer friends start art school only to be sabotaged by their seemingly hopeless love lives.
This project got the green light!
Stay Inside
New York City, New York• Film Short
Thriller
While a serial killer torments the inhabitants of New York City, two strangers share an intimate night that takes a dark turn.
This project got the green light!
Together Again
New York City, New York• Film Short
Animation, Documentary
Roger, a 26-year survivor of HIV, quarantines in his NYC apartment during the first US outbreak of COVID-19. But he's not alone.
This project got the green light!
Knight Time: A Fairytale Short
Lynchburg, Virginia• Film Short
Fantasy, Western
Join Cram, a wide-eyed squire, and his knight, Dusty, as he discovers all the wrong ways to be a hero. A story of naivety and nihilism.
This project got the green light!
A Killing Conscience
Lynchburg, Virginia• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
When a hitman is contracted to a kill a potential love interest, he'll have to decide what is worth risking -- his own life or his freedom.
This project got the green light!
You Follow Me
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
Bekah & Sam are actors navigating life with the worst scene partners of all - Hal & Paul AKA two invisible pesky conditions.
This project got the green light!
Locked Alone
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Thriller, Drama
Catherine, unwillingly locked in her new apartment, discovers hidden crimes behind an evil entity. Will she have any chances to survive?
This project got the green light!
