Hank Leukart

Hank Leukart is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker passionate about sharing compelling, immersive stories - and especially well-versed in launching film projects combining travel to unusual locales with socially-conscious issues like environmental conservation, human rights, and education. He's worked as a producer on many iconic documentary television shows, including World's Toughest Race (Amazon Prime); The Amazing Race, Big Brother, and The American Baking Competition (CBS); and Expedition Impossible (ABC). His first feature documentary, "The Mars Academy" - about NASA scientists helping underserved kids explore Mars with a real spacecraft - premiered at the Borrego Springs Film Festival. In addition, his short films "Bears Ears" and "Rattlesnake to Westwater" won awards at the Lookout Wild, Maine Outdoor, and Waterwalker Film Festivals.