Brennan Leffler 

Lakeshore Productions
Toronto, Ontario

Professional Experience

I am a multiple award-winning freelance storyteller/journalist based in Toronto . I have 22 years of experience as a producer/director in network news and long form, investigative journalism, as well as independent documentary film, podcasting and written word storytelling. I was the co-director of a feature documentary called "Captive", about the trauma experienced by women and girls who were kidnapped by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram. "Captive" was released in 2021, and aired by TVO. It can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCpjTAGQkeA&t=11s I also worked as a producer/story editor on the award winning series "Enslaved", featuring Samuel L Jackson. I have worked as a tv, radio and digital storyteller for the last 22 years, first in local and national daily news, the last 13 years in long form network television and independent production.

Education

I graduated from University with a BA in Political Science in 2000, and graduated with a diploma in broadcast journalism from BCIT in 2003.

Keywords & Phrases

-journalism -video -audio -written -long form -documentary -investigative -narrative -field production -research -script writing -story editing -directing