Leah Clare Michaels is a Baltimore native, artist, writer, professor, and surfer. She has produced documentary film, multi-media installation, and performance works rooted in historical research and in the space where social justice, art, and cultural exchange intersect. She received a B.A. in History with a focus in Classics from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2012 and a M.F.A. in Intermedia and Digital Arts from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in 2019. Michaels has taught and presented in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her written work has appeared in UMBC Magazine, BmoreArt, and the Debutante Journal based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She is currently teaching film and cinema studies at Towson University and Anne Arundel Community College.