Christie Leitzell

Christie is a 19-year-old born and raised Californian who decided to leave the Sunshine State for the “Empire State of Mind” in New York University's Class of 2015. She spends her time in New York studying Film & Television in Tisch School of the Arts, going to numerous concerts, and hoping to run into the band The Morning Benders. 

When she returns to her home base in Marin County, CA, she enjoys spending time producing material for the community television channel, not surfing, being an amateur photographer, making music videos with her musically gifted friends, and hiking with her dog Koda on the beautiful Mount Tamalpais. 

Christie’s experience behind the camera includes producing two documentary videos on two non-profit organizations in California. Her 15-minute documentary on Halleck Creek, a horse ranch that provides therapeutic riding to the disabled, aired on Marin County’s community television channel. Her second documentary was a short fundraising piece for the Timothy Murphy School Godmothers, a group of women who mentor troubled teens. She has also worked as a production intern at the Ars Nova Theater in Manhattan. Her ultimate accomplishment, however, is touching Win Butler at an Arcade Fire concert. 

Her goals for the future include studying abroad, making a dent on her “NYC Restaurants to Try” list, moving to Brooklyn, and becoming a professional editor and/or director. Running into Tina Fey and being begged to work on 30 Rock is on the list as well.