A24 announced on Wednesday that it would be backing the new coming-of-age movie Earth Mama from Olympian Savanah Leaf.
The film went on to win Best Documentary Short at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, BlackStar Film Festival, and Nashville Film Festival.
Prior to stepping into the world of filmmaking, Leaf was a former British volleyball player who competed for Great Britain as an Olympian in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Following that, Leaf would go on to direct a variety of music videos, including the Gary Clark Jr. single “This Land” (which earned a Grammy Award for Best Music Video nomination), as well as Common’s “HER Love.”