Sasha Leigh Henry

Sasha Leigh Henry is a Canadian film and television director and producer,[1] most noted as the creator of the comedy series Bria Mack Gets a Life.[2]

A graduate of the University of Waterloo, she subsequently participated in various media training and networking programs.[1] She has directed the short films Love Bent (2014), To Love and Back (2016), Bitches Love Brunch (2018) and Sinking Ship (2020), and was a producer of Kelly Fyffe-Marshall's films Black Bodies (2020)[3] and When Morning Comes (2022).[4] Black Bodies won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards.[5]

She has also been a writer and story editor for the television sitcom Workin' Moms.[4] Henry, Tamar Bird, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall, and Iva Golubovic make up the Toronto- and Brampton-based production company, Sunflower Studios.[6]

References
  1. Kelly Townsend, "Playback’s 10 to Watch 2022: Sasha Leigh Henry". Playback, September 8, 2022.
  2. Kelly Townsend, "Sasha Leigh Henry, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall to direct Bria Mack Gets a Life". Playback, October 12, 2022.
  3. Saron Fanel, "All Black female-led production team take Toronto-based film to Sundance". CTV News Toronto, February 5, 2021.
  4. Jennie Punter and Katherine Brodsky, "Meet Variety’s 10 Canadians to Watch Set to be Honored at the Whistler Film Festival". Variety, November 22, 2022.
  5. Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.
  6. Ho, Rachel (2023-10-10). "These Directors Failed to Pitch Spike Lee — but Succeeded in Pushing Canadian Filmmaking Forward". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2023-10-10.


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