A tireless researcher and tender writer and filmmaker, Anna Leah excels at bringing unique people to light.

Her work has been published in the U.S. and internationally – including NBC, HuffPo, and Netflix. She edited The Restaurateur, which earned a James Beard Award, and archivally produced In Money We Trust, winning a silver Telly. Her photos and writing received an annual award from the San Francisco Press Club.

Through handcrafted, in-depth reporting, she focuses on empathy with people often overlooked or oversimplified.

Born to hippie parents and raised in the South, Anna Leah learned early to listen to people who disagree. She crystallizes how experiences, culture, and political-economic forces shape beliefs. Her work builds on her non-judgmental approach and ability to build intimate, mutual trust with people who rarely share their world.

She earned a master’s degree from CUNY’s Craig Newmark School of Journalism, concentrating on feature writing, investigation, and data. 

A published poet, she enjoys books and podcasts about quirks of history and testing her intense fear of heights.