Leah Smith is an Austin-based filmmaker with a flair for the offbeat and handmade. With a foundation in experimental filmmaking, she has crafted rhythmic pieces like Jump (super 8), and co-wrote and directed the music-fueled short Beach-O (16mm). She is also the co-author of the thrift-lover’s guide Dirt Cheap, Real Good (Capital Books, 2004).
After landing in Austin in 2005, Leah launched The Opera House, a shop and gallery that doubled as a creative engine for the local underground scene. Today, she’s back to making films on a shoestring—often in her living room—using stop-motion animation in playful projects like Quilt , Arf, and her ongoing Moving Pictures series. Future plans include the absurdist adventures from her alter ego Infinite Fontaine with paper cut-out animated shorts in the works.
