Sasha Leigh Henry

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Sasha Leigh Henry is a Canadian film and television director and producer, [1] most noted as the creator of the comedy series Bria Mack Gets a Life . [2]

A graduate of the University of Waterloo, she subsequently participated in various media training and networking programs. [1] She has directed the short films Love Bent (2014), To Love and Back (2016), Bitches Love Brunch (2018) and Sinking Ship (2020), and was a producer of Kelly Fyffe-Marshall's films Black Bodies (2020) [3] and When Morning Comes (2022). [4] Black Bodies won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards. [5]

She has also been a writer and story editor for the television sitcom Workin' Moms . [4] Henry, Fyffe-Marshall, Tamar Bird and Iva Golubovic make up the Toronto- and Brampton-based production company, Sunflower Studios. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kelly Townsend, "Playback’s 10 to Watch 2022: Sasha Leigh Henry". Playback , September 8, 2022.
  2. Kelly Townsend, "Sasha Leigh Henry, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall to direct Bria Mack Gets a Life". Playback , October 12, 2022.
  3. Saron Fanel, "All Black female-led production team take Toronto-based film to Sundance". CTV News Toronto, February 5, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Jennie Punter and Katherine Brodsky, "Meet Variety’s 10 Canadians to Watch Set to be Honored at the Whistler Film Festival". Variety , November 22, 2022.
  5. Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety , May 21, 2021.
  6. Ho, Rachel (2023-10-10). "These Directors Failed to Pitch Spike Lee — but Succeeded in Pushing Canadian Filmmaking Forward". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2023-10-10.