Tomas Leach

Tomas Leach is an award-winning filmmaker from the UK. He studied at Bournemouth Film School and at Fabrica in Italy. His films have played in festivals worldwide, won multiple awards and staff picks, been featured in best of year lists, and have had wide releases in cinemas. His work has been exhibited at The Guggenheim, The Pompidou, and The Tate Modern. Amongst other short documentary work, Leach directed a popular series called ‘Little Scraps of Paper’ about creative people and their sketchbooks, offering beautiful insights into their lives and inspirations.

His first theatrical feature documentary "In No Great Hurry" - about legendary photographer Saul Leiter - was featured on best of the year lists and described as 'A beautiful film about a lovely man' by The Guardian and The New York Times. His second feature, "The Lure," about Forrest Fenn’s wild treasure hunt in the Rocky Mountains was executive produced by Errol Morris and described as 'Gorgeous' by Vice and as 'A fascinating portrait of their enduring appeal, and this country’s inexhaustible possibilities' by Indiewire.

Leach has directed films with gold winning Olympians, prison baseball teams, and Trevor Noah. Alongside this work, he has also directed commercial work for clients such as Adidas, IBM, Ikea, NASA and more. He is currently preparing two narrative features from his own screenplays.