KARIN LEE
WRITER - DIRECTOR - PRODUCER
Filmography
2025. The Clinic, Writer, Director, Producer, Drama. Webseries (in Development)
2024 Girl with Big Feet, Writer/Director/Editor/Producer, 30 min Drama. 8k Video
2022 Incorrigible, Writer/Director/Producer, Feature Documentary, HD, Video
2018 Sweet Peony Remix, Writer/Director/Producer, 20 min 2 channel Video Installation. 16mm
2018 Plan B, Writer/Director/Editor/Producer, 22 min Short film HD Video
2016 Small Pleasures, Writer/Director/Editor/Producer, 5 min Drama. Video
2016 Last Ones Standing Writer/Director/Editor 20 min short film. Video
2012 Passage of Dreams Writer/Director/Producer, 22 mins. Documentary, Video
2012 Million Dollar Mile, Writer/Director/Producer, 48 min. 6 channel Video Installation
2011 Portrait of a Chinese Girl Writer/Director/Producer, 5 mins. Documentary short, Video
2010 1788 – A history of Chinese and First Nations in BC, Producer, 10 min Doc. Video
2010 Cedar and Bamboo, Producer 22 mins, Documentary, HD, Video
2007 Shattered, Writer/Director/Producer 22 mins, 2 Channel Site Specific Video Installation
2005 Comrade Dad, Writer/Director/Producer 26 mins 16mm, Video
2005 Oysters and Chocolate, Director/Editor/Cinematography Single Channel Video – 6 minutes
2004 Sunflower Children Writer/Director/Cinematographer/Editor 20 mins, Documentary 2004
2000 Made in China Writer/Director 48 mins. Documentary, Video
1998 Canadian Steel, Chinese Grit Writer/Director 48 mins. Documentary Video
1997 Songs of the Phoenix–Voices of Chinese women Writer/Director 11 min. Documentary Video
1994 My Sweet Peony Writer/Director/Producer 30 mins Drama 16mm
1989 Dragonlines Producer 30 minutes TV Documentary Video
Published Writings
2018 QueerSum心 ed. Fenn Stewart, The Capilano Review. The Capilano Review Contemporary Arts Society
2015 In the Wake of the Komagata Maru: Transpacific Migration, Race and Contemporary Art. Surrey Art Gallery Catalogue
2010 Mao’s Little Red Book Feminist Journeys/Voies féministes, ed. Anderson, M. Feminist History Society
2007 Searching for the White Haired Girl Reel Asian: Asian Canada on Screen ed. Elaine Chang Coach House Books.
1995 Racy Sexy: An Utopian Collaboration? with Henry Tsang. Racy Sexy: Race, Culture & Sexuality catalogue, Eds. Beverly Yhap & Henry Tsang. The Chinese Cultural Centre, Vancouver.
1992 Chinese, Chinese-Canadian, Canadian Self Not Whole catalogue, ed. Henry Tsang, The Chinese Cultural Centre of Vancouver.
Select Awards
Golden Sheaf Award, Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival: 2023
Spotlight on Education Award, Vancouver Women in Film and Television Festival: 2017
Film and New Media Artist, City of Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Awards: 2014
Best Diversity Award, Vancouver Women in Film and Television Festival: 2011
Diversity in Cultures Award, BC Leo Awards: 2007
Best Feature Documentary, San Diego Asian Film Festival: 2001
Golden Sheaf Award, Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival: 2001
Gemini – The Canada Award, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television: 2001
Select Nominations
YWCA Women of Distinction Award: Education, Training and Development 2017
Golden Sheaf Nomination, Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival: 2013
Community Leadership, NAAP North American Asian Professionals: 2008
Best Feature Documentary, Hawaii International Film Festival: 2002
Select Group and Solo Exhibitions
2018 QueerSum, Solo show - Pride in Art, SUM Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2010 “5” (Shattered), Group Show Paul Wong Projects, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens, Vancouver
2007 SWARM (Shattered), Solo show - public installation VIVO Media Arts, Shanghai Alley, Powell Street, Vancouver.
2005 Neighbourhood. (Comrade Dad) Group Show Centre A, Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art.
2004 Empire’s Feast (Oysters and Chocolate) Video In Vancouver, B.C; PH Gallery, New York, NY, Rush Arts Gallery, New York
Artist Residencies
Artist-In-Residence, Pride in Art Society, Sum Gallery, Vancouver, 2018
Bell Media Diverse Screenwriters Residency, Writers Guild of Canada, Vancouver 2015
Artist-In-Residence, VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver, 2007
IntraNation Artist residency, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, Alberta, 2004
Recent Juries
Canadian Screen Awards, 2025 Jury - Best Documentary program Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, 2024 Jury - Best Documentary Program
New York Socially Relevant Film Festival: 2023 Jury - Best Narrative Short
GEMS (formerly vancouver Women in Film), 2014 - present - Media Arts Juries
Canada Council for the Arts, 2000 - present - Media Arts Juries
BC Media Arts, 2001 - present - Media Arts Juries
Education
MFA, University of British Columbia, Joint MFA: Film Production and Creative Writing, May 2014
Beijing University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China and Beijing School of Language and Literature, 1982 -1984
BA, University of British Columbia, Double Major: English-Chinese, May 1982