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Tomas Leach

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For persons of a similar name, see Thomas Leach (disambiguation).
Tomas Leach
Leach with Saul Leiter
Born
Exeter, England
EducationArts University Bournemouth
Fabrica Research Centre
OccupationDocumentary filmmaker

Tomas Leach is a British filmmaker and cinematographer known for his work on documentary features.[1]

Early life

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Leach was born in Exeter, England. He studied at the Arts University Bournemouth before taking a scholarship at the Fabrica Research Centre.

Career

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After directing short documentaries and commercials, Leach directed his first feature documentary In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter (2013) about photographer Saul Leiter.[2][3][4] It made the Seattle Times top ten list of 2014.[1]

In 2016 he directed The Lure,[5] a feature documentary about the hunt for Forrest Fenn's treasure.[6][7]

In 2017 he directed Through the Darkness, a film about the baseball team at San Quentin Prison for the series Religion of Sports.[8] The film was executive produced by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Gotham Chopra.

His short film, Alba: Not Everyone Will Be Taken Into the Future, premiered at the Reykjavik Film Festival in 2018.[9][10]

Filmography

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Year Title Notes
2013 In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter Also cinematographer
2014 Delay Short
2016 The Lure
2017 Bonnie Prince Billy: Treasure Map Music video
2017 Religion of Sports TV series episode
2018 Alba: Not Everyone Will Be Taken Into the Future Short
2019 The Day Ray Impaled Himself on the Fence Short

References

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  1. ^ a b "Exclusive: Tomas Leach explains the effort behind his new documentary about New York street photographer Saul Leiter". It's Nice That. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  2. ^ "Creating Neon Poetry With a Patient Camera". Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  3. ^ "Tomas Leach". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  4. ^ "Photographer Saul Leiter, "In No Great Hurry" | The Leonard Lopate Show". WNYC. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  5. ^ "DOC NYC '16 Interview: Tomas Leach on Finding Treasure with "The Lure"". The Moveable Fest. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  6. ^ "There is something so magical about the idea of a treasure hunt". WePresent. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  7. ^ "The Lure - Vice". Vice. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  8. ^ "The Religion of Sports reaches behind the wall". San Quentin News. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  9. ^ Fagerholm, Matt. "RIFF 2018: Welcome to Sodom, Over the Limit, Daughter's Table | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  10. ^ Alba: Not Everyone Will Be Taken Into the Future, retrieved 2019-03-18
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