A. L. Lee is a filmmaker available for hire.
Trained as a violinist at Eastman School of Music.
Has an MFA in Film from Columbia University.
Her adaption of “The Legend of Pig- Eye” won Best Screenplay in the Columbia University Film Festival.
She lives with her husband and two black cats in NYC.Awards and Achievements
2022 - 2023
Wrote and directed "Halmoni's Pot" (10"): Palm Springs International ShortFest 2023 (world premiere), Nominated: Best Comedy2022
"Hot Pot" (aka "Halmoni's Pot"): feature screenplay, second round Sundance, Stowe Narrative Lab, finalist: SF Indie Fest Screenplay Competition, semi-finalist: Blue Cat Screenplay Competition, Toronto International Women Film Festival 2022. Finalist: 2023 Asian American International Screenplay Competition.2022
"Lucky Gods": episodic pilot, Chinese folk and Taoist Gods must become humans to save their temple from a greedy real estate developer. Second round, Sundance Pilot Lab.2019
"Purgatory, A Love Story": short screenplay. A man insults the wrong witches in Central Park and gets turned into a toad who cannot lie. Finalist, 2019 Nantucket Film Festival.2018
Artemis & the Astronaut (15”) memory and Alzheimer’s. NYSCA production grant, funds IFP Fiscal Sponsor. Best Film, Best Actress and Audience awards. 2015
Wrote and directed the good boy (15”), a young boxer and the moral dilemma he faces. 70+ festivals won multiple Best Film, Best Foreign Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay awards.