Amongst them, Sundance selected thesis film The Dawn Chorus, Silly Girl, produced for NOWNESS’ ‘Define Gender’ series, and Morning Echo, made through Film London’s Pulse Plus scheme. Subsequently, Filmmaker Magazine named Leach as one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film,” and her debut feature The Levelling premiered at Toronto International Film Festival to great acclaim, before being one of the most celebrated British debuts of the year after its UK release. Currently, Leach is a co-founder of parent filmmaker advocacy group Raising Films and continues to develop films.