Film
Leiren-Young's first feature film, The Green Chain, which he wrote, directed and produced, explores the issues facing dying logging communities in British Columbia. The movie won the El Prat de Llobregat Award at the 15th Annual Festival Internacional de Cinema de Medi Ambient (FICMA 2008) in Barcelona.
- The Green Chain - Writer/Director/Producer
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