Leslie Harris

Biography

Leslie Harris (born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1960) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Her early film work consisted of animations and live action shorts. With her 1992 film Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., Leslie Harris became the first African-American woman director, writer, producer and executive producer to win a Special Jury Prize at The Sundance Film Festival for Best Feature Film. Harris has lectured on film making and film at Tulane University, Wellesley College, Portland State University, Columbia University and the Canadian Film Institute. Harris has also taught both screenwriting and film production classes as both a full-time and adjunct professor at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Known For

Indie Sex

Indie Sex: Teens

Made in the USA

New York Conversations

Directors on Directing

Bessie Coleman: Dream to Fly

All Movies (5)

• New York Conversations2010
• Directors on Directing2009 · as Self
• Indie Sex: Teens2008
• Bessie Coleman: Dream to Fly1994 · as Lady in Red
• Made in the USA1993 · as Self

All TV Shows (1)

• Indie Sex2007 · as Self