How ‘Earth Mama’ Director Savanah Leaf Went From the Olympics to Sundance

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How ‘Earth Mama’ Director Savanah Leaf Went From the Olympics to Sundance
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The Olympian-turned-director thinks more athletes should get into filmmaking.

. In black and white, the short chronicles the lives of five mothers fighting the forces stacked against them—homelessness, addiction, neglect from their own parents—to give their children better lives. The project was personal for both directors: Leaf’s family adopted her sister through the foster care system and Russell grew up with foster siblings.

way of speaking and carrying yourself. Tia had all of those things. On top of that, she was training to be a doula, which is an even greater connection to the film. She blew us away with her audition and all those things combined made it feel like she was the right person for this.No, I was open to anything. I was meeting very experienced actors and people that weren’t even performers. I liked so many people, but Tia was perfect.

Gia dissociates into the woods in these dreamlike scenes throughout the film. Could you speak to your intentions with those scenes and the role of nature in this film?

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