Sasha Leigh Henry is a Canadian film and television director and producer,Kelly Townsend, "Playback’s 10 to Watch 2022: Sasha Leigh Henry". Playback, September 8, 2022. most noted as the creator of the comedy series Bria Mack Gets a Life.Kelly Townsend, "Sasha Leigh Henry, Kelly Fyffe-Marshall to direct Bria Mack Gets a Life". Playback, October 12, 2022.
A graduate of the University of Waterloo, she subsequently participated in various media training and networking programs. She has directed the short films Love Bent (2014), To Love and Back (2016), Bitches Love Brunch (2018) and Sinking Ship (2020), and was a producer of Kelly Fyffe-Marshall's films Black Bodies (2020)Saron Fanel, "All Black female-led production team take Toronto-based film to Sundance". CTV News Toronto, February 5, 2021. and When Morning Comes (2022).Jennie Punter and Katherine Brodsky, "Meet Variety’s 10 Canadians to Watch Set to be Honored at the Whistler Film Festival". Variety, November 22, 2022. Black Bodies won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards.Naman Ramachandran, "‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Blood Quantum’ Triumph at Canadian Screen Awards". Variety, May 21, 2021.
She has also been a writer and story editor for the television sitcom Workin' Moms. Henry, Fyffe-Marshall, Tamar Bird and Iva Golubovic make up the Toronto- and Brampton-based production company, Sunflower Studios.
Her feature-length debut, Dinner with Friends, premiered in the Discovery program at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.John Hazelton, "Toronto film festival unveils Discovery selection with 23 world premieres". Screen Daily, July 23, 2025.
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