Cleveland Heights resident Jessy Leigh recalls her time at The Ohio State University in Columbus, frequently switching majors in search of the right fit.

When nothing clicked, she looked back to her childhood for guidance.

“When I was a kid and saw ‘Jurassic Park’, it sparked my love for not only dinosaurs but movies,” she said. “It was something that I had an interest in but never felt like something I could actually pursue. After being in college for a year or two I was like, ‘Man, I really am not jiving with any of these studies.’ It pushed me to pursue film.”

The choice proved award-winning. Throughout September, Leigh—whose mother, Barbara Smith, works at Congregation Mishkan Or in Beachwood—has been working on her short film, A Pirate’s Life For Me, which she hopes will be her fou

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