Leah Smith is a filmmaker based in Austin, TX. With a foundation in experimental film, she has created rhythmic live action pieces like “Jump” (super 8), and also co-wrote and directed the music centric short “Beach-O” (16mm). She is the co-author of the book Dirt Cheap, Real Good: A Highway Guide to Thrift Stores in the Washington DC Area (2004 Capital Books). After moving to Austin in 2005, Leah opened a shop and gallery space, called The Opera House, where she promoted and contributed to the local underground art and music scenes. Nowadays she has returned to her roots in filmmaking, striving to make films cheaply that she can create in her living room. She uses stop-motion animation techniques as seen in “Quilt” and “Cat Picnic/Flower Picnic”. Her future plans include alter ego Infinite Fontaine’s comedic experiments with paper cut-out animation and to eventually develop a short animated series.
