Kate Leys

KATE LEYS is a script and story editor.

She has worked for many years on feature films and TV series all over the world.  She works on projects at all stages of development and has also worked on documentaries, animation, short films, audio and occasionally theatre.  She works often with global indigenous filmmakers, and in one day during lockdown she worked with filmmakers in Vienna, Beirut, Tblisi and Maputo.

Recent films include TORNADO (Glasgow Film Festival 2025); DREAMERS (Berlin Film Festival 2025); WORKMATES (NZ Film Festival 2025); MR K (Toronto 2024); SKY PEALS (Venice 2023); THE UNBORN BIRO (Sundance 2023); JE’VIDA (Tribeca 2023); feature doc FADIA’S TREE (London 22); HARKA (Cannes 22); MILLIE LIES LOW (Berlin and SXSW 2022); DO NOT HESITATE (Tribeca 2021); DREAM HORSE (Sundance 2020); AMERICAN ANIMALS (Sundance 2018)

She speaks at film organisations, film schools and festivals all over the world.