Leola Calzolai-Stewart (she/her) is a director, editor, and producer bringing almost 20 years’ experience in documentary film and video to FLOWSTATE Films. The American Diplomat, Leola’s directorial debut, was awarded two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and a development grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. The film aired on PBS’ American Experience in February 2022. Leola was one of Firelight Media’s Documentary Lab Fellows for 2019-21. Leola also co-produced and edited The Last Song Before The War and edited Dear Walmart. She has an MA in Law and Diplomacy from Tufts University and a BA in International Affairs from the University of California, Davis. Leola studied film at the Tshwane Institute of Technology in Pretoria, South Africa, and has lived in Mali, South Africa, Belgium, Brazil, and Canada. She and her family now live just outside of Houston, Texas.
