About the movie:   "Mr. Leather" is an unforgettable journey into the lives of today's leathermen and the exciting, sexy and hilarious world of Leather Contests. It is a touching, never-before-seen view of an underground gay lifestyle that is as funny as it is inspiring. From home, to work, to the bars, to the sex shop, we follow nine contestants to see who will be crowned the next Mr. Los Angeles Leather.     "Mr. Leather" tells the story behind the 2003 Mr. LA Leather Contest, the largest leather gathering on the West Coast. The documentary takes the audience deep into the lives of the contestants as they reveal everything from the most intimate to the most mundane facets of this little understood lifestyle. We witness the spectrum of sexual fetishes, the love of leather and kink, and the appeal of this subculture.   As the final contest looms, the tension mounts. They study leather history, practice their speeches, and make last minute purchases, agonizing over their outfits and strategy. They are as varied as nine men can be, but they all share the same dream, as they strap on their jock straps and leather chaps, step up onto the stage and compete for the title of Mr. Leather. About Director Jason Garrett        Jason was born in England and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of 10. He went back to college in England to study the history of art and ended up working in documentary television in London for a few years before settling permanently in Los Angeles in 1985. Since then he has worked in everything from music videos, commercials and films. In the early 90's, Jason began producing a documentary about the rave/underground club scene. While enormously enjoyable for Jason, perhaps too enjoyable, the film was never finished. In the last 5 years, he has been working as a Producer and Head of Post Production for an independent production company in Malibu, creating reality-based programming.