Anita Lee

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Anita Lee

Anita Lee is a multi-award-winning producer and the founder of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. From 2005 to 2022, Lee produced some of Canada’s most critically acclaimed recent works, including Sarah Polley’s award-winning Stories We Tell. Currently, she is the Chief Programming Officer at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Known For

To Kill a TigerTo Kill a Tiger · 2023
To Kill a Tiger
★ 7.62023
MovieDocumentary
Ranjit, a farmer in India, takes on the fight of his life when he demands justice for his 13-year-old daughter, the victim of a brutal gang rape. His decision to support his daughter is virtually unheard of, and his journey unprecedented.
Late FragmentLate Fragment · 2007
Late Fragment
★ 3.82007
MovieDrama
Faye, Kevin and Théo three troubled strangers, three lives fractured by thoughts and acts of violence. In the interactive feature film Late Fragment, their narratives interlock in a unique cinematic experience in which you play a creative and interactive role. Navigating through the movie, you uncover their stories, and their secrets, at will, controlling the flow and direction of the elaborate sequencing with a simple click.
Stories We TellStories We Tell · 2012
Stories We Tell
★ 7.12012
MovieDocumentary
Canadian actress and filmmaker Sarah Polley investigates certain secrets related to her mother, interviewing a group of family members and friends whose reliability varies depending on their implication in the events, which are remembered in different ways; so a trail of questions remains to be answered, because memory is always changing and the discovery of truth often depends on who is telling the tale.
This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of TruthThis Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth · 2019
This Is Not a Movie: Robert Fisk and the Politics of Truth
★ 7.62019
MovieDocumentaryHistory
For more than forty years, British journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent conflicts in the world, from Northern Ireland to the Middle East, always with his feet on the ground and a notebook in hand, travelling into landscapes devastated by war, ferreting out the facts and sending reports to the media he works for with the ambition of catching the interest of an audience of millions.
Boat PeopleBoat People · 2023
Boat People
★ 7.72023
MovieAnimation
As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favour. Boat People is an animated documentary that uses a striking metaphor to trace one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.
7 Beats Per Minute7 Beats Per Minute · 2024
7 Beats Per Minute
2024
MovieDocumentary
Freediving champion Jessea Lu nearly died during a world-record attempt. She revisits the site of her near-death in this documentary, facing past traumas and struggling back to life.
The ApologyThe Apology · 2016
The Apology
★ 4.12016
MovieDocumentary
"The Apology" explores the lives of former "comfort women," the more than 200,000 girls forced into sexual slavery during World War II. Today, they fight for reconciliation and justice as they struggle to make peace with the past.
Translating GraceTranslating Grace · 1996
Translating Grace
1996
MovieDrama
An innovative drama that explores the unique relationship between two Korean-Canadian women. Grace, a second generation feminist academic, and Hyang-Sook, a recent immigrant from Korea. Grace is the translator for Hyang-Sook's immigration interviews and finds herself facing a moral dilemma-- is translating a lie an act of lying itself? The conflict is played out in Grace's psychic lanbdscape. In a role as a kiseang, a female court prostitute of 15th century Korea, she finds herself engaged in a mysterious poetry (sijo) competition with Hyan Sook dressed as a nobleman. The structure of the film incorporates elements of Korean performance art and popular Korean melodrama.

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