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Leaf Productions was founded by Kathy
Leichter and Jonathan Skurnik in
1997 to make and distribute films of conscience and to help emerging
filmmakers learn and grow.
 A
DAY'S WORK, A DAY'S PAY follows three welfare recipients
in New York City from 1997 to 2000 as they participate in the largest
welfare-to-work program in the nation. It was broadcast nationwide
on PBS throughout 2002...more
 SPIT
IT OUT is a funny and poignant
portrait of Jeff Shames's successful efforts
to come to terms with his stutter and his family's legacy of
denial.
The
film follows
Jeff's inspiring journey of self-acceptance towards his stutter
as he creates a supportive community for himself, renews his
relationship with his wife, and lives a life of joy and service...more
 THE
ELEVATOR OPERATOR is a meditation
on the simultaneous power and futility of hope. Eugene Sheiman
runs a manual elevator in a New York City office building, trapped
in his six by six foot cage. We discover that Eugene, a Ukrainian
Immigrant, was a journalist in Kiev and has published a novel
in Russian. Now that he’s an American citizen, The Elevator
Operator reveals his big dream.more
 The
Workfare Media Initiative (WMI) is a group of filmmakers,
activists, and organizers of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds
who believe that social issue media can be used by communities to
educate, raise awareness, and increase public participation in the
political process for social change.
WMI
Media Organizers facilitate community screenings and discussions
of the film, A DAY’S WORK, A
DAY’S PAY, using it to explore emotions and inspire
action amongst diverse audiences which include: youth, university
students, welfare rights and other community based organizations,
unions, communities of faith, policymakers, and others....more
 PASSING
ON is a portrait of the director’s grandmother,
Elsa Leichter, a ninety-one year old Jewish woman who shares
with us her wise and witty perspectives on life, love, survival
and loss. A self-described “second-chancer,” Elsa
lived over thirty years in Vienna before fleeing to the United
States during World War II....more
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