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Welcome to Leah Land!
APRIL ISSUE
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 Hello . . .
There are many new and exciting things to report, starting with "A Day in Leah Land" - the retrospective of my short films in Boston, which was especially cool considering I am way too young to be having a retrospective. I also went to Austin for SXSW and ended up having a blast. No less than a dozen friends had films in the festival, I got to hang out with Jonathan Caouette's son who is the most incredible kid ever, and there was a guy walking around in a giant stuffed unicorn outfit. I kid you not. It was like a fantasy sequence from my own movie. Meanwhile, I have done a couple of new interviews, my short films continue to travel the festival circuit and I am teaching a master class about just that later this month. But perhaps the best news of all is that it is finally spring!
xoxo,
Leah
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Master Class
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 I
am teaching a master class at NYU about how to be
successful on the film festival circuit, from the moment
you finish post until you finally secure distribution.
Topics to be covered include: festival submission strategy,
inquiry letters, fee waivers, deliverables, clearances, press kits, press releases, self
promotion, DIY marketing, social networking, distribution strategy,
legal contracts and self distribution. Come check it out!
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Retrospective
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 The retrospective of my short films at the Boston Underground Film Festival last week was a lot of fun. I have never seen everything projected chronologically before so it was interesting to discover patterns and reoccurring themes that I never knew existed. I also met some fantastic new filmmakers and Unico had several crazy adventures along the way.
- Check out the photo blog here
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SXSW Recap
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 Last month was my first time at SXSW and I couldn't have asked for a better initiation. There were unicorns everywhere! Seriously. With Unico as my guide, we blended right in. We reconnected with lost acquaintances, bonded with new friends, and of course saw a ton of movies. We partied in enchanted forests, dined in trailers full of cupcakes, and danced until dawn. It was a magical southwestern adventure indeed.
- Check out more photos here.
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Press
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 Leah has received press coverage from The New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Film Threat, The Boston Globe, Flavorpill, The San Francisco Chronicle and numerous other publications. Check out some more recent articles:
- Brian from Film Panel Notetaker interviewed Leah about her short film retrospective in Boston last month.
- And watch for upcoming interviews in Still in Motion and Shooting People.
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Twitch
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 A Student Academy Award finalist, Twitch portrays a young girl's irrational fear that her mother's illness is contagious. Twitch has screened in over 200 film festivals and won a dozen international awards. Currently airing on IFC,Twitch continues to travel the festival circuit:
- Now Film Festival
May 10 2008
Academy Of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences
Linwood Dunn Theatre
1313 N. Vine Street.
Hollywood, CA
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Eternal Flame
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 Welcome to a world where mermaids dance with octopi, fire breathers rule the night, and the Statue of Liberty knows how to sing. Girls are buried up to their necks in sand while boys do back flips and dazzle dancers perform a puppet show without strings. A circus-themed burlesque music video for Joan as Police Woman, Eternal Flame is the ultimate fire hazard.
- Ladyfest London
May 9-11 2008
Islington Arts Factory
Camden road
London, United Kingdom
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Other Fun Stuff
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- Wonderfluff Sandwiches is being distributed on the Best of Breed DVD compilation. There will be a big release party at some point in the near future.
There is a lot of news on the Unicorn front as well, but it looks like it will have to wait until the next newsletter. In the meantime, please visit the Unicorns website for the latest updates.
And as always, to find out more about what I've been up to, check out my blog!
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Thanks for reading Leah Land!
See you next month!
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"Writer/Director Leah Meyerhoff has secured her place in film."
- Film Threat
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