Lea Hejn

Lea Hejn is a French and Danish filmmaker drawn to stories where ecology, science and philosophy meet. With a background in Philosophy & Environmental Policy from the LSE and in Wildlife filmmaking in partnership with the BBC Natural History Unit, she is interested in sharing environmental and political messages through character-driven, emotional and cinematic storytelling. Since 2010, Lea Hejn has worked on environmental and scientific creative feature documentaries and series for broadcasters and streamers. She was the assistant director on Blue Carbon (HHMI, Tangle Bank, HBO Max,Canal+) and award-winning Wilding (BFI Festival, Theatrical release UK & Apple tv). Her feature début short ‘Curupira’ was a finalist at Jackson Wild and Wildscreen. 'Maï & Miles' is her début feature.