Imani Leigh

History

Imani earned dual Bachelor's degrees from the University of Maryland-College Park and her MFA in Filmmaking from MICA. Imani is a filmmaker, producer, and founding member of the female owned-and-operated film production company, Boob Sweat Films. Her short film We Be The Same (2019) was an official selection at the Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival. Imani’s biggest artistic influences are Yvette Lee Bowser, Barry Jenkins, Peter Greenaway, and Shirin Neshat, among others. Her hobbies include reading, writing, hiking, yoga, photography, oil painting, and woodworking.

Movies

Dreams Of My Father
Dreams Of My Father
Producer
En route to an audition, aspiring actress Leila stops at a motel and hooks up with one of the locals. After swallowing a weed edible, she is flooded with paranoia and insecurity about her physical appearance as a transwoman. To make matters worse, everywhere she turns she sees the apparition of her biggest tormentor. Will she summon the courage to vanquish the demons of her past once and for all?