Ava Leigh Stewart established herself on the Hollywood Radar after directing, producing, and writing an award winning short film called Keepers of the Gate on location in London, England.   She started her career at CNN – climbing the ranks of news production. She founded Art West Film to pursue a diverse range of projects in film, television, and new media in 2005.  She has worked in the Los Angeles film industry for major studios and independent production companies in all areas of production, development, and new media.  She is the author of five books and has written a number of screenplays.  She wrote a novel about the dark side of U.S. Healthcare, entitled Memoirs of Oblivion.  Everything in Between, a coming of age story was her first novel, adapted to a screenplay in 2005. She has four books of poetry, Intus, Beyond Fear, Symphony of Chaos, and Fledgling Darlings.   

Holy Suppression, a poem from Beyond Fear will be featured in the upcoming sequel to the documentary Bloodline.