About Vanessa Leigh

Vanessa is a writer, documentary filmmaker, theater teacher and part-time digital nomad. At the moment she is based in Thailand, but that will change soon. She’s also lived in China, Ecuador, New Orleans, Brooklyn, San Francisco, Seattle and Pittsburgh. Her Kindle is filled with books about goddesses, Taoism and rock ‘n roll bios.

And. Vanessa has intense Radiolab love—blissful true love.

Posts by Vanessa Leigh

I Got Fired From Shooting a Thai Wedding (That I Was Doing For Free)

By Vanessa Leigh | April 7, 2015 |

Not having a clue what was going on, I jumped up on the platform with other photogs.

Egads, Translators! Making a Film in China Is Tricky How to make a film about Chinese Taoist traditions when your Mandarin is terrible

By Vanessa Leigh | March 31, 2015 |

In the middle of The Middle Kingdom for a month now, surrounded by the Chinese language, and believe you me it’s not suddenly sounding like English.

Be a Digital Nomad: It’s a Job, Too

By Vanessa Leigh | March 20, 2015 |

When I first heard the expression I laughed ’cause it sounded so dorky. Name aside, it seemed like a dream come true—a glitterball of hope.