Erin Leyden

​Erin Leyden is a senior producer for ESPN Films. With the department since 2008, she has produced more than a dozen documentaries for the award-winning "30 For 30" series. Leyden's first directorial effort for the series, This Magic Moment, premiered in April 2016 at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film, co-directed with Gentry Kirby, chronicles the early years of the Orlando Magic when Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway ruled not only pro basketball but popular culture as well. Leyden's previous directing credits include The 99ers and Abby Head On, a portrait of soccer icon Abby Wambach.

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