Runaways 
(LYRICAL NARRATIVE – 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

After an illustrious career as an independent filmmaker for the past 19 years in Boston, Los Angeles and North Carolina, Jeff Leighton passed away in the spring of 1997 after a long illness.  Jeff began shooting Runaways as one of his first projects in 1981 in Forsyth, Stokes, and Surry Counties.  Goodnight, Alden, a collaborative project with his wife, Kim DeCoste, aired on the Visions 100 series.