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b'Ava Leigh Stewart is a director, writer, producer, and artist. She cut her teeth at CNN, climbing the ranks of news production, until 2005. She founded Art West Film, a full service production company that specializes in film, television, and new media. She is also\\xa0the founder\\xa0of the\\xa0Southeastern International Film Festival, which promotes an independent film distribution to the Southeastern United States. Stewart launched her film career after earning a film degree in London, England. She garnished attention after directing, producing, and writing an award winning short film called \\u201cKeepers of the Gate\\u201d. She directed her first feature film entitled, South of Southern, which was alos adapted as a television series. Her first\\xa0documentary entitled, Paradise Garden, debuted at the Savannah Film Festival and has won many awards ranging from Best Documentary at the Orlando Film Festival to 2nd Place at the Durango Film Festival. She was the producer of State of Control, which focused on the humanitarian crisis in Tibet, and was released in 2016. \\xa0In addition to her own projects, she\\xa0has also directed television shows, commercials, web series, and music videos. Stewart is the author of ten books, as well as writer for film, websites, and magazines. \\xa0She has also taught University classes in Film History, Production, and Screenwriting, and does\\xa0educational lectures and workshops. Currently she is finishing a new action adventure novel and film to be completed at the end of the year, in addition to a number of ongoing film projects. She has published six additional books of poetry.\\xa0Holy Suppression, a poem from her book\\xa0Beyond Fear, was featured as part of the documentary film,\\xa0Bloodline. Waxing Eloquent\\xa0is under consideration by the National Poetry Series.\\xa0http://avaleighstewart.com'