Leah Levy – Filmmaker

Leah Levy is a new up and coming filmmaker. Her films capture her struggles, adventures and fears as she journeyed into frumkite. After receiving a Bachelor’s of Art’s in Sociology from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, she came to New York and worked in music. With a background in theatre, drumming (middle eastern and african drums), and turning her back on a possible career in disc jockeying for religion, she decided to earn an Associate’s in Occupational Studies in Video Production at the Art Institute of New York City received June 2008. This decision to follow her creative side was inspired by her grandmother and grandfather’s influences on her in art and spirituality. Therefore, her first Experimental Film “Chumatz” was completed in their memory. “Engaged” is her last project completed in 2008.