Leilanni Todd is a creative director and digital artist with nearly two decades of experience across advertising, fashion, and emerging technology. She has led award-winning campaigns for agencies including Mother NY, Droga5, TBWA\ Media Arts Lab, and Squarespace, creating campaigns for Apple, Airbnb, The New York Times, Google, and Nike among others.

In 2022, she created Floam World—a surreal universe where fashion, humor, and absurdity collide. Her short film, Everyone is Chair screened at the Tribeca Festival in New York in 2024.

In 2025, she was named the inaugural Creative AI Pioneer (Individual) by The One Show, and she’s an adjunct professor at NYU Tisch, teaching Special Topics: Generative AI for Virtual Production at the Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center.

More recently, she is a consulting creative director for Darren Aronofsky’s creative technology company, Primordial Soup.

Creative Director | Darren Aronofsky’s Creative Technology company, Primordial Soup.

Adjunct Professor (MPS), developing and teaching graduate-level curriculum on Generative AI for Virtual Production | NYU Tisch Martin Scorsese Center for Virtual Production.

Named The One Show’s inaugural Creative AI Pioneer | Awarded the Gold Pencil (Individual) in 2025.

FEATURED WORK:

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

3D neon sign reading 'FEELING YOURS' in stylized, interconnected letters against a black background.

Combining Artificial Intelligence with Human Generated Creativity in Floam World.

FILM

Some trips are just better in an Airbnb.

FILM

Travel: The Grand Adventure. Airbnb Experiences

A puppet resembling Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street sitting in the back seat of a car at night, with a seatbelt on and a serious expression.
A hand placing a red 'Stop' sign on top of a pile of metal gears.

FILM

Oscar the Grouch becomes Oscar the Great in A Cautionary Tale.

Winona Ryder wearing a black furry hat and a black and white patterned sweater, sitting indoors with a neutral or slightly sad expression, in front of a window with a blurred background of cups and a yellow condiment bottle.
Winona Ryder in a snowy field. Big game commercial

“THE BIG GAME” FILM / ACTIVATION

Winona Ryder travels to her namesake town Winona, MN to create Welcome To Winona.

A woman crying and running on a tennis court during a match, with spectators watching in the background.

FILM

The Long Fight spotlights pay equality for The New York Times.

MICROSITE / 3D ANIMATION FASHION / AR

Celebrating a New World with 3D fashion avatars and AR face filters.

Text on a white background that reads: 'He said. She said. He said. She said.'

FILM

The Truth has a Voice.

A woman with bright red curly hair, wearing a black dress with white polka dots, black tights, and white boots, smiling and holding her black feathered coat open against a neutral background. Text on the image reads 'The Jump Podcast' with a headphone icon.
A woman in a beekeeper suit with a protective face shield stands outdoors next to a beehive, holding a hive tool in one hand and resting her other hand on her hip, with a backdrop of blue sky and green trees.
Illustration of multiple eyes with black pupils and white sclerae, arranged in a pattern resembling a tree or cloud, with the text 'Outer Monologue' and a 'Series' label.
Black and white photo of a group of young people sitting together, with one person holding a boombox, and the title 'Hamburger Eyes' beneath them, indicating it is a documentary film.
Black and white photo of a smiling woman with long curly hair, set against a teal background with a round graphic overlay. Text reads 'Going Through It' and 'Podcast' with a headphone icon.
A bearded man wearing a gray hat, plaid shirt, and suspenders behind a table with jars. The text 'Trade Show Show' and 'Series' is at the bottom of the image.

Launching and creating original content for an Entertainment Platform.

SHORT FILMS / PODCAST / DOCU SERIES / ANIMATION

3D ANIMATION

Explorations in 3D Animation, Storytelling and Design.

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A humanoid lion with long hair and cat features, wearing headphones, a black t-shirt with white text, and jeans, leaning against a wall in a messy room. The lion is holding a yellow and black device and standing near a trash can with burning documents and a spilled soda on the floor.
Animated blue bus with an angry face and a green stain on its forehead, displaying "BLAME BUS" on the electronic sign.
Cartoon woman with exaggerated features biting a white cup, with a black and white spinning target in the background.
A hand holding an envelope with pink fingers and a red nail, positioned in front of a blue background, with a gray cylinder-shaped object with a black interior on the left.
Cartoon lizard wearing a green top hat against a green grid background.
A mouse trap with a piece of cheese on a blue base on a tiled floor.

ANIMATED INTERSTITIALS

Reimagining Business Buzzwords

A woman walking in a bright, white, luxurious room with classical architecture, fluted columns, large arched windows, and a chandelier.
Three women in colorful summer outfits standing on sandy dunes under a blue sky with clouds.

FILM / CAMPAIGN IMAGERY / LOOKBOOK / BRAND LAUNCH

Victoria Beckham,Willy Vanderperre and Sharif Hamsa Spice Up Your Life.

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