Leslie Knott

Film Director

Leslie Knott has worked as a filmmaker and photographer for the past 12 years. She has spent the past seven years focusing on stories from Afghanistan. Her film credits include: Out of the Ashes (BBC Storyville, 2011 , The Life and Loss of Karen Woo (ITV, 2011) /thelifeandlossofkarenwoo/week21/default.html> , Peace Unveiled (PBS, 2011) . She also makes films for NGO's and charities including UNICEF, Human Rights Watch, Afghan Connection, Razia's Ray of Hope and the AYCSO.

An award winning photographer, her photos have been published in the Sunday Times, The Sun, The National, The South China Morning Post, The Observer and numerous other magazines and newspapers. Her photos can also be found in an exhibition traveling Europe titled Voices on the Rise: Afghan Women in the Media . Leslie is currently filming an ABC Diane Sawyer special on the Miracle of Birth and recently won a Grierson Award for Out of the Ashes.