Leigh Sheehan
Writer/Director
Director, Producer and Screenwriter
Melbourne, Australia
November 2024
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About Leigh
Leigh's Film Experience
Leigh began his career as a Television Producer with Australia's largest advertising agency, Clemenger BBDO, managing high-profile clients and delivering exceptional commercial campaigns. Transitioning to freelance Directing and Producing, Leigh has built a dynamic career spanning television, corporate, and new media projects.
Leigh’s drama directing credits include Flotsam & Jetsam, For Better, For Worse, and the acclaimed The Carer by Alan Hopgood, starring Charles "Bud" Tingwell. His feature film Dalkeith (2001), a poignant tale set in a retirement home, garnered critical acclaim, was shortlisted for Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight, and sold internationally. David Stratton hailed it as "a gem of Australian cinema."
Further credits include Under a Red Moon (2008), a gripping contemporary drama featuring Richard Norton and Jane Badler, and 6plots (2013), a youth-driven thriller released through Lionsgate in the U.S. and sold in Europe, Japan, and the UK.
Leigh’s talent for collaboration extends to script development, having worked with Film Victoria on Kohlberg and partnered with producers and writers on multiple projects, including Hit the Ground Running and In the Wake. His portfolio showcases a flair for storytelling across genres and platforms, making him a sought-after writer-director.
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Hope Budget: $10M - $30M | Drama In August 1944, a group of teenage boys in a small Australian town experience a life changing weekend when Bob Hope’s USO troupe makes an emergency landing, bringing the glamour of Hollywood to a wartime reality. But as laughter and music lift the spirits of the town, one young woman must defy her grief-stricken mother to follow her passion for dance risking the only family she has left.
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The Vulkan Protocol Budget: $10M - $30M | Action "When a rogue Russian battlecruiser armed with nuclear missiles lays siege to San Francisco Bay, a former Navy operative must team up with a defector to save his family, stop a madman, and prevent a global war."
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Hello, I Must Be Going Budget: $10M - $30M | Comedy ⋄ Biography Upon wrapping filming of their satirical masterpiece film "Duck Soup," the Marx Brothers reflect on their uproarious ascent from Brooklyn's vaudeville stages to Hollywood stardom, navigating family dynamics, early failures, and the relentless pursuit of laughter.
Credits
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Landed (
2024 )
Film Writer/Producer A woman's journey into Australia's Indigenous Dreamtime reveals her cultural heritage. -
^ plots (
2012 )
Film by Eagle I Director/Original Story Six Teenagers Lost in Six Plots. -
Under A Red Moon (
2008 )
Film by White Hot Productions Director A family's dark secrets are revealed in one night under a red moon. -
Dalkeith (
2001 )
Director/Original Story Life for the residents of the Dalkeith retirement home changes forever when they adopt a greyhound.
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