Leslie Norville is an Emmy Award-winning producer whose films have screened at festivals around the globe, including TIFF, SXSW, Tribeca, Hot Docs, Doc NYC and IDFA and on various networks including Hulu, PBS, CBC, Sundance Channel and VH1.

Her recent documentary projects include THE FIRST WAVE for Neon/National Geographic and the eight-part series for CBC, BLACK LIFE: UNTOLD STORIES. Other credits include the feature documentary A BALLERINA’S TALE about Misty Copeland, the first African American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre; BROOKLYN BOHEME; DISDAIN THE MUNDANE, part of ESPN’s Emmy Award®-winning “30 for 30” shorts series; FINDING THE FUNK, co-executive produced by GRAMMY Award®-winner Questlove; and ANY GIVEN DAY, which premiered at Hot Docs 2021. Norville is an alumnus of the Sundance Documentary Creative Producing Fellowship. In 2023, she was named Showrunner of the Year by Playback Magazine and in 2024 she was the recipient of the Dear Producer Award.

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