Lesley Johnson is a filmmaker based in Yellowknife and Toronto. She has an MFA in Film Production from York University, and holds degrees in wildlife and environmental sciences, and has worked as a researcher for communities and the government.

Lesley worked as a producer on the APTN television series Dene: A Journey, shot in communities and remote locations across the NWT. Some of her past experiences have included working on the film adaptation of Richard Van Camp’s novel The Lesser Blessed, and co-producing BHP Billiton’s Ekati Trail Series. She is currently working on a documentary about moose-hide tanning.

Lesley is an active member of the NWT Professional Media Association, Western Arctic Moving Pictures, Women in Film and Television, Cinema Politica, the Documentary Organization of Canada, and was the Director of the Yellowknife International Film Festival for several years before becoming a programmer for Toronto's Planet in Focus festival.