Dani Faith Leonard is a filmmaker, comedy writer, and performer.
CURRENTLY:
Directing a top-secret, darkly comedic documentary about buried history.
Hosting the live comedy show, ADULT SEX ED.
Plugging the holes in your education with the Adult Sex Ed substack newsletter, read across 48 US states and 102 countries.
Bio
Dani Faith Leonard is a filmmaker and comedian, who loves immersing herself in crazy worlds and exploring strange subsets of society.
As a writer and comedian, she mixes personal storytelling and social commentary through her stand up and her live show, ADULT SEX ED, which asks why we think what we think about sex. The Adult Sex Ed substack newsletter plugs the holes in the educations of thousands of subscribers weekly across 48 US states and 102 countries. Her comedy has been featured by Refinery 29, Nylon, Esquire, Entertainment Weekly, and more.
She has over a decade of experience developing and producing feature films and series, and has also produced and creative directed over 100 live productions. From 2010 - 2021, she founded and ran Big Vision Empty Wallet, a production company and film & media incubator. Some of her projects include SXSW Audience Award-Winner The Light of the Moon, Tribeca premiere Red, White & Wasted, and Lez Bomb (Netflix), which she Executive Produced with Bobby Farrelly. Dani has spoken about film and entrepreneurship at Sundance, SXSW, and at festivals and conferences around the United States.
Her career actually began in theatre, and her first production was This is Our Youth Off-Broadway as an actor and producer.
Dani splits her time between NY and LA, but she grew up in Long Island, New York, so she’ll probably make you drive around and listen to Billy Joel.
The Work I Love
As a filmmaker and storyteller, I love going all-in, balls-deep, full-throttle and any other metaphor you can think of to convey that I fully immerse myself in crazy worlds.
The films and shows that I’m developing now are comedic investigations into worlds that you probably never knew about. I love writing narrative projects, but also love getting my hands dirty shooting documentaries.