Tricia Lee DirectorWriter Bio, Res & Filmmography

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email: [email protected] | ph: 310.922.3646 | web: www.tricialeedirector.com

Tricia Lee is an accomplished and versatile director-writer who earned her US Green Card as an “artist of extraordinary ability” with Canadian and British citizenship. She brings collaborative, imaginative and leadership experience to the table having directed several shorts and 3 award-winning features. Lee has been recognized as one of Hollywood’s Top New Writers on the Young & Hungry List and the BitchList. MOTHER-DAUGHTER, her feature script was named on The Black List’s CAPE List, the grand prize winner of the American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition, winner Cinequest Best Feature Screenplay, winner Athena List, winner WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Features, quarterfinalist The Academy Nicholl Fellowship, second-rounder Sundance Lab and selected for the prestigious Producers Guild of America Power of Diversity Master Workshop. Kheng Tan Hua (Crazy Rich Asians, Kung Fu Series) is attached as lead actress. Her work has been consistently applauded for finding the beating emotional heart and compelling themes in the center of the conflict and remarkably connecting with audiences. Of note, she is attached as director to SONATA, a feature being produced by Viola Davis’ company JuVee Productions and will be directing a William Hung (American Idol) biopic which she also wrote, produced by Don Handfield (The Founder), Tony and Tim Bui (won Sundance Grand Jury Prize & Audience Choice Award). Her third feature, BLOOD HUNTERS sold to Hulu and was presented in Cannes by Frontieres. To make this film, Tricia successfully converted 19 tech investors from the highly-sought-after Canadian Angel Investment Networks into movie investors … an unprecedented and laudable feat! SILENT RETREAT, won Best Canadian Feature –Toronto After Dark, and was theatrically released across Canada with a 2-week run in Toronto. The creature-feature was picked up for distribution by Gravitas Ventures and VVS and sold to NBC Universal’s Chiller Network. Tricia is a go-getter and continuously creating content. Recent dramatic short films include MEETING MOMMY (Simu Liu MARVEL’S SHANG-CHI) which was a semi-finalist in the NBC Universal Short Film Festival and went viral on Youtube’s Trending List. EDGE OF INTERNMENT, her musical short that was written, shot and edited for the 51-hour Make Your Mark Contest was a Top 3 Finalist out of all submissions worldwide as voted on by the Producer's Guild of America’s jury of judges; AFFECTION (Steve Lund SCHITT’S CREEK) premiered at the Oscar-Qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival and THE ROOM IN THE ELEPHANT (Ingrid Rogers BOSCH), premiered at the Oscar-Qualifying Heartland IndyShorts Film Festival. Embracing every opportunity to grow in her field, she has benefited from shadowing mentorships from Jeff Woolnough on SyFy’s THE EXPANSE, Erik Canuel, producing director on CBS’ RANSOM, Peter Deluise on Freeform’s SHADOWHUNTERS and the highly-regarded powerhouse - Nancy Meyers on the “Walmart Box” Oscars® commercial starring Hans Zimmer. She was one of a select few to complete the Corus Diversity TV Director’s Program through the National Screen Institute in Canada. A not-so-ordinary life took Tricia Lee from teaching piano after 10 years of studying the instrument, to living in England for a year, to 8 years in experiential marketing, to owning 4 AirBNB condos (which she lives in-between when they are empty), to having a surprise wedding within 24 hours of being engaged, to riding a motorcycle, to scuba-diving, to hiking the Inca trail to Machu Picchu -- and the adventure continues...

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EXPERIENCE Blood Hunters Feature Director | Producer United Front, Gravitas Silent Retreat Feature Director | Producer Archstone | VVS | BlackFawn Clean Break Feature Director | Exec. Producer Atlas Grove | TurnKey The Room In The Elephant Short Writer | Director | Producer Alliance of Women Directors Edge Of Internment Musical Short Director | Producer Producers Guild of America 51 Hour Affection Short Writer | Director Film Monkey Meeting Mommy Short Director YEAA ACTRA Shorts Searching For Wonder Short Writer | Director | Producer Bravo!FACT | NFB FAP | Charles St. Marv Freetell’s Wedding Day Short Writer | Director | Producer Bravo!FACT Paper Tulips Short Writer | Director | Producer Corus CFTPA Filmmaker’s Initiative Wholesome Foods, I Love You Digital Media Series Director 1 Episode Marquis Johnson and The Ghost Digital Media Series Director 5 Episodes Fraud Squad Docu-drama TV Series Director Discovery Channel – 1 Episode Kids Across Canada Mini Doc Segments Director Kids CBC – 8 Episodes

SELECTED RECOGNITION

Ø Winner Mother-Daughter American Zoetrope Screenplay Los Angeles Ø Winner Mother-Daughter Cinequest Los Angeles Ø Winner Mother-Daughter Athena List Los Angeles Ø Winner Mother-Daughter WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Los Angeles Ø Top New Writers in Hollywood Tricia Lee The Young & Hungry List Los Angeles Ø Fellow Mother-Daughter PGA Power Of Diversity Los Angeles Ø Quarterfinalist Mother-Daughter Academy Nicholl Fellowship Los Angeles Ø Top 3 Finalist Edge Of Internment Producers Guild of America Los Angeles Ø Semifinalist Meeting Mommy NBC Universal Short Film Fest Los Angeles / New York Ø Top 28 on Youtube’s Trending List Meeting Mommy YouTube Online

HIGHER LEARNING & TRAINING

Ø Joan Scheckel, Larry Moss Ø YORK UNIVERSITY | Bachelor of Fine Arts - Specialized Honours w. cum laude - Film and Video Ø UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA | Media Production 1 Yr Exchange Program | Newcastle upon Tyne, England Ø Shadowed directors Nancy Meyers on Walmart Oscars commercial, Jeff Woolnough on The Expanse, Erik

Canuel on Ransom, Peter Deluise on Shadowhunters

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FESTIVAL SELECTED FILMMOGRAPHY THE ROOM IN THE ELEPHANT Heartland Indyshorts Film Festival (In Competition) Alliance of Women Directors Short Film Initiative – Disney Studios IMDB Independent Short Awards (Best Female Director) EDGE OF INTERNMENT Producer’s Guild Of America 51-Hour Film Challenge (Top 3 Finalist) San Pedro Film Festival AFFECTION LA Shorts International Film Festival MEETING MOMMY NBC Universal Short Film Festival (Semifinalist) Top 28 on Youtube’s Trending List, (615K Views) Oxford Film Festival NSI Online Film Festival Reelworld Film Festival Asians On Film Festival Los Angeles BLOOD HUNTERS Frontieres Goes To Cannes Screening Fright Night Theatre Film Fest (Audience Choice Award) Horror Channel Frightfest London Boston SciFi Horrorthon Other Worlds Austin Frontieres Co-Production Market Selection SILENT RETREAT Toronto After Dark Film Festival (Best Canadian Feature) Nocturna Fantastic Film Festival of Madrid (In Competition) Bloody Mary Film Festival

CLEAN BREAK Atlanta Horror Film Festival (Best Drama Feature) Blood in the Snow SEARCHING FOR WONDER Myrtle Beach International Film Festival Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival Worldfest Houston (Remi Award Winner) Rimouski International Film Festival Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival MARV FREETELL’S WEDDING DAY Edmonton Film Festival Nashville International Film Festival Worldfest Houston (Special Jury Award Winner) SALAD DAYS Air Canada Flights Anchorage International Film Festival PAPER TULIPS Chicago International Children’s Film Festival Sprockets Film Festival Houston Worldfest (Gold Remi Winner) USA Film Festival Whistler Film Festival Children’s Film Festival Seattle Los Angeles Children’s Film Festival Rhode Island International Film Festival HEAVEN IS A PLACE THAT STARTS WITH ‘H’ Rhode Island Film Festival Atlanta Film Festival Edmonton International Film Festival

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DIRECTOR’S REEL - 3 mins | https://youtu.be/5Sk3G-hm10o

MEETING MOMMY - 10 Min Short | https://youtu.be/uI5_G-Hiu8U LOGLINE: 6-year-old Zoe only gets to see her mom once a year on her birthday, and this year, she has some tough questions for her single dad. ACCOLADES: Semi-Finalist NBC Universal Short Film Festival | Top 28 on Youtube’s Trending List | over 437,000 CAST: Simu Liu (Kim’s Convenience, Taken)

THE ROOM IN THE ELEPHANT - 8 Min Short | https://youtu.be/eMh-m67z96o LOGLINE: When Nicole receives life-changing news, her 7-year-old daughter poses an insightful perspective. CAST: Ingrid Rogers (Bosch), Brent Bailey (LBJ) ACCOLADES: In Competition at Heartland Indy Shorts, Oscar-Qualifying Fest

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EDGE OF INTERNMENT - 5 Min Short | https://youtu.be/NoXAQoYrImQ ACCOLADES: Top 3 Finalist Producers Guild of America 51-Hour Film Challenge LOGLINE: Two lovers, separated by war into an internment camp, meet on opposite sides of a seemingly never-ending fence and struggle to each reveal an important piece of information to one another in post-war America. CAST: James Kyson (Heroes), Ally Iseman (Flip The Script)

AFFECTION - 9 Min Short | https://youtu.be/DCTr5wSbI64 LOGLINE: A raw adult drama about a woman who's been fighting her whole life with nowhere to call home discovering that a conquest can become something more when she is faced with a rare feeling: Affection. ACCOLADES: Official Selection for Oscar-Qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival CAST: Steph Song (Blood and Water, jPod, Smallville), Steven Lund (Schitt’s Creek, Reign, Bitten)

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FEATURES

BLOOD HUNTERS - Feature Film Trailer: https://youtu.be/DTXtkIivgY4 Screener: https://vimeo.com/180379090 | PW: BH2016preview LOGLINE: Blood Hunters is an elevated genre film that tells the story of a single mother who wakes up in the basement of a medical facility only to discover that everyone around her is dead and she is somehow nine months pregnant. As she struggles to escape, she encounters other survivors, each with their own secret. Together they must unlock the mysteries of the facility which will take them to the brink of death and beyond. ACCOLADES: Frontieres Goes To Cannes Marche Screening, Horror Channel Frightfest London, Fright Night Theatre Film Festival (Audience Choice Best Feature), Boston Sci-Fi TerrorThon, Requiem Fear Fest, Other Worlds Austin, Indie Horror Drive-In Film Festival CAST: Lara Gilchrist (Battlestar Galactica), Benjamin Arthur (American Reunion, Working the Engels), Torri Higginson (Stargate: Atlantis, Dark Matter), Julian Richings (Patriot, Supernatural, The Witch), Mark Taylor (Insomnia, Flashpoint), Peter Blankenstein (The Human Centipede I,II,III) "Definitely one of the best films at FrightFest 2016 Blood Hunters is that rare beast of a movie that offers tons of on edge entertainment while managing to be extremely intelligent and emotionally involving as well." — LOVE HORROR "A strong idea backed up with strong visual style, Blood Hunters is a genre fan’s dream, or more aptly, nightmare come true.” — HOLLYWOOD NEWS

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SILENT RETREAT – Feature Film Trailer: https://youtu.be/6wS9DVhSv4Y Screener: https://youtu.be/YgE-_FMkqIM LOGLINE: In this horror film, Janey is sent to a silent meditation retreat in the middle of the woods for rehabilitation, only to discover that the men who run it are brainwashing women to be quiet and submissive, and if she breaks the rules, she'll discover what lurks beyond the trees ... ACCOLADES: Winner Best Canadian Feature - Toronto After Dark Film Festival | In Competition - Nocturna Fantastic Film Festival of Madrid, Bloody Mary Film Festival "A tense little beast of a movie that has some powerfully terrifying moments interspersed with some even more impactful silences." -- AIN'T IT COOL NEWS "Toronto based director Tricia Lee is turning out some of the best horror to emerge out of the Great White North. Her latest film “Silent Retreat” won Best Canadian Feature at Toronto After Dark and for good reason" -- BLOODY DISGUSTING "Silent Retreat beautifully blends supernatural horror with the terrors of the real world" -- RUE MORGUE “I used to have fantasies of taking a weeklong vow of silence at a rural retreat - that is, until I saw this chilling little number from Canadian director Tricia Lee” --NATIONAL POST

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CLEAN BREAK - Feature Film Trailer: http://bit.ly/cbtrailerthrill Full Screener: https://vimeo.com/67083444 | PW: cleanbreak LOGLINE: A Thriller about three roommates who are living the bachelor lifestyle, until one of them gets a girlfriend who will stop at nothing to get rid of any excess baggage. ACCOLADES: Winner Best Drama Feature - Atlanta Horror Film Festival | Official Selection Blood in the Snow Film Festival “The young directorial talent that is Tricia Lee is certainly one to keep your eye on” --Bloodsucking Geek “The thriller genre is so rife with ‘psycho girlfriend’ characters, but rarely are they so humanely portrayed as in Clean Break” —Horror In The Hammer

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Tricia Lee DirectorWriter Bio, Res & Filmmography