Emmy-, Peabody-, and two-time DuPont Award-winning producer, director,
and writer Leslie D. Farrell has been a filmmaker for over fifteen
years. Recently, she finished production on the first-ever dramatic
series for teenagers with African American lead actors. The series,
titled
Miracle's Boys (2005), based on the
Coretta Scott King Award-winning book, was produced
in conjunction with On-Screen Entertainment. Leslie is best known for
films she created for HBO,
Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) and
The Journey of the African-American Athlete (1996), which are both highly
successful award-winning films. Ms. Farrell's work has also been seen
on MTV, NBC, Bravo, The History Channel, BET, and other national
outlets in the United States.