Jacksonville – Leah Simone Scott, a Jacksonville native and Bolles School graduate, earned her MFA in Film from Columbia University and is returning to her hometown this fall to shoot her second short film. Her Columbia thesis film, “The Last Summer: (2024) — a story exploring the repercussions of a family Juneteenth outing, also filmed in Jacksonville — premiered at the Academy Award Qualifying New Orleans Film Festival, screened at over ten national festivals, and is now available to stream on Tubi. Fresh off winning the 2026 Pandora Short Film Award, Leah is now gearing up for her next Jacksonville production, another short film called “Remember Her” based on her experiences having a mother with schizophrenia. The film explores a relationship between a mother and daughter in similar circumstances during what should be the celebratory occasion of her first grandchild. A crowdfunding campaign is currently underway to help cover travel, props, and equipment costs, and community support is needed to bring this next chapter to life.
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