Jared Leaf

Jared Leaf is the director, host and a producer of Taste Black Portland. He meets the people behind the food, hears their stories and tries his hand at their work. He is a writer, director and producer behind Ninety Third Story.

• Spilled Milk — writer and director; winner of the 2026 HBO Short Film Award at the American Black Film Festival.
• NO DRAMA Initiative — made with Monkeypaw, Universal and TIFF; Spilled Milk had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
• Pan African Film Festival — 2026 Audience Award for Short Narrative for Spilled Milk.
• Churchy, Season 2 — director of all 10 episodes of the BET series.