Danny Leonard

Danny Leonard is a Boston-based writer, storyteller, and filmmaker. He wrote and produced "Demi's Panic," an award-winning animated short film which premiered at the HollyShorts Film Festival in Hollywood’s iconic Chinese Theater. The film was an official selection at film festivals around the world. Danny has appeared on World Channel’s nationally televised program “Stories from the Stage,” a storytelling event filmed in front of a live audience. In summer 2022, Danny will be a selected participant at the renowned Stowe Story Labs where he will be working on his feature-length script titled “Fire and Thirst” that deals with the human impact of climate change. Danny has a BA in English literature and an MA in Japanese language and literature from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. When not writing, Danny spends time with his wife, two daughters, and a pesky rescue mutt named Blue.