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Runaways
(NARRATIVE – Running Time: 30 minutes, 18 seconds)
Jeff Leighton

An ambitious project three years in the making, Runaways is a silent film with music and sound effects. The film dramatically tells the story of two young girls (Heather Maloy and Julie Wood) fleeing home at age 10, and subsequently follows their remarkable journey.

Filmmaker Profile: JEFF LEIGHTON

A filmmaker for the past 18 years in Boston, Los Angeles and North Carolina, Jeff Leighton began shooting Runaways as one of his first projects in 1981 in Forsyth, Stokes, and Surry Counties. Goodnight, Alden, a collaborative project with Kim DeCoste, aired during the Visions 100 series