Tomas Leach

Tomas Leach is a British filmmaker and cinematographer known for his work on documentary features.[1]

For persons of a similar name, see Thomas Leach (disambiguation).
Tomas Leach
Leach with Saul Leiter
Born
Exeter, England
EducationArts University Bournemouth
Fabrica Research Centre
OccupationDocumentary filmmaker

Early life

Leach was born in Exeter, England. He studied at the Arts University Bournemouth before taking a scholarship at the Fabrica Research Centre.

Career

After directing short documentaries and commercials, Leach directed his first feature documentary In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter (2013) about photographer Saul Leiter.[2][3][4] It made the Seattle Times top ten list of 2014.[1]

In 2016 he directed The Lure,[5] a feature documentary about the hunt for Forrest Fenn's treasure.[6][7]

In 2017 he directed Through the Darkness, a film about the baseball team at San Quentin Prison for the series Religion of Sports.[8] The film was executive produced by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Gotham Chopra.

His short film, Alba: Not Everyone Will Be Taken Into the Future, premiered at the Reykjavik Film Festival in 2018.[9][10]

Filmography
Year Title Notes
2013 In No Great Hurry: 13 Lessons in Life with Saul Leiter Also cinematographer
2014 Delay Short
2016 The Lure
2017 Bonnie Prince Billy: Treasure Map Music video
2017 Religion of Sports TV series episode
2018 Alba: Not Everyone Will Be Taken Into the Future Short
2019 The Day Ray Impaled Himself on the Fence Short

References
  1. "Exclusive: Tomas Leach explains the effort behind his new documentary about New York street photographer Saul Leiter". It’s Nice That. 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  2. "Creating Neon Poetry With a Patient Camera". Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  3. "Tomas Leach". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  4. "Photographer Saul Leiter, "In No Great Hurry" | The Leonard Lopate Show". WNYC. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  5. "DOC NYC '16 Interview: Tomas Leach on Finding Treasure with "The Lure"". The Moveable Fest. 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  6. "There is something so magical about the idea of a treasure hunt". WePresent. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  7. "The Lure - Vice". Vice. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  8. "The Religion of Sports reaches behind the wall". San Quentin News. 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  9. Fagerholm, Matt. "RIFF 2018: Welcome to Sodom, Over the Limit, Daughter's Table | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  10. Alba: Not Everyone Will Be Taken Into the Future, retrieved 2019-03-18
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