Kathy Leichter is a documentary producer and director based in New York City. She is the founder of Two Suns Media and Mint Leaf Productions. Alongside directing and producing Here One Day, her work consistently explores social justice, mental health, and intimate family narratives.
Leichter recently produced Hidden Battles, a documentary examining the psychological impact of killing on soldiers from around the world. She also produced and directed Passing On, a portrait of her ninety one year old grandmother Elsa, an Austrian Jewish immigrant, family therapist, and outspoken matriarch. Her earlier work includes the award winning PBS documentary A Day’s Work, A Day’s Pay, which follows three welfare recipients who become leaders in the fight against workfare policies in New York City.
In connection with that film, Leichter serves as Project Director of The Workfare Media Initiative, a media activism project that trains current and former welfare recipients to screen A Day’s Work, A Day’s Pay and lead facilitated discussions on economic justice and community organising.
Additional credits include co producer of Spit It Out, about a man who stutters and his journey toward self acceptance, and producer of Mothers and Daughters. Mirrors That Bind, which explores how the mother daughter relationship shapes women’s bodies, sexuality, and self esteem. Earlier in her career, Leichter worked at WQED PBS, where she produced a national series on health care reform and also worked on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
