James Lee

Date et lieu de naissance
13 Décembre 1973
Ipoh, Malaisie

Nom officiel (de naissance)
Lee Thim Heng
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Mini biographie
James Lee est né en 1973 à Ipoh (Malaisie). Il a reçu une formation de designer. C'est un réalisateur qui s'est formé tout seul, sur le tas. Il a commencé en jouant et en mettant en scène des pièces de théâtre plays avant de se frotter la réalisation sur vidéo.

Source : El Topo (IMDb mini-biography).

Date of birth (location)
13 December 1973
Ipoh, Malaysia

Birth name
Lee Thim Heng
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Mini biography
James Lee was born in 1973, Ipoh, Malaysia. Trained as a graphic designer. A self-taught filmmaker, he began acting & directing theatre plays before venturing into video filmmaking.

His stage acting credits include experimental performances in the avant garde Chicken Parts series, Expat Comes to Town, Box Of Delights and Chekov's Marriage Proposal. He also appeared in Amir Muhammad's Lips to Lips. His experience in on-stage directing includes Love Poems, The Dumb Waiter, under the Director's Workshop by Five Arts Centre and Actors Studio Theatre, and Changi (2003).

In 2001 he directed his first feature film, Snipers, followed by Ah Beng Returns, a highly stylized experimental film, the same year. In 2002 James made Room To Let, a Mandarin drama. The Beautiful Washing Machine is his fourth DV-feature, which won the Best Asean Feature Award and FIPRESCI Prize in the 2005 Bangkok International Film Festival. The movie also received rave reviews from The Village Voice and Variety.com. Besides his feature-length films and numerous shorts, James founded Doghouse73 Pictures, an independent DV-filmmaking outfit. He also produced Amir Muhammad's award winning documentary The Big Durian and Ho Yuhang's Sanctuary. He also works as a director of photography for independent shorts and features. Which includes two award winning works, Tan Chui Mui's "Love Conquers All" and Azharr Rudin's "Majidee".
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IMDb mini-biography by
El Topo
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Spouse
Sylvia Tan
(June 2001 - present)


Director - filmography

1. Before We Fall in Love Again (2006)
2. Bernafas dalam lumpur (2005)
3. A Moment of Love (2005)
4. Visits: Hungry Ghost Anthology (2004) (segment "Waiting For Them")
5. Mei you ai re je (2004)
... aka Goodbye to Love (International: English title)
6. Mei li de xi yi ji (2004)
... aka The Beautiful Washing Machine (International: English title)
7. Teatime with John (2003)
8. Chai jian (2003)
... aka Goodbye (International: English title)
9. You fang chu zu (2002)
... aka Room to Let (International: English title)
10. Emu Kwan's Tragic Breakfast (2002)
11. Ah Beng Returns (2001)
12. Beautiful Man (2001)
13. Snipers (2001)
14. Sunflowers (2001/I)
15. Survivor (1999)
16. Think Positive! (1999/I)
17. Ah Yu's Story (1998)

Writer - filmography

1. Before We Fall in Love Again (2006)
2. Bernafas dalam lumpur (2005)
3. A Moment of Love (2005)
4. Mei you ai re je (2004)
... aka Goodbye to Love (International: English title)
5. Mei li de xi yi ji (2004)
... aka The Beautiful Washing Machine (International: English title)
6. Teatime with John (2003)
7. Chai jian (2003)
... aka Goodbye (International: English title)
8. You fang chu zu (2002)
... aka Room to Let (International: English title)
9. Ah Beng Returns (2001)
10. Snipers (2001)
11. Sunflowers (2001/I)
12. Ah Yu's Story (1998)

Cinematographer - filmography
1. Love Conquers All (2006)
2. Tuesday Be My Friend (2006)
3. The Amber Sexalogy (2006)
4. Company of Mushrooms (2006)
5. Raining Amber (2005)
6. Majidee (2005)
7. South of South (2005)
8. Lampu merah mati (2005)
... aka Monday Morning Glory (International: English title)
9. Self Portrait (2005/II)
10. First Take, Final Cut (2004) (2002)
11. Gedebe (2003)

Producer - filmography
1. Tokyo Magic Hour (2005) (producer)
2. Sanctuary (2004) (producer)
3. First Take, Final Cut (2004) (producer)
4. The Big Durian (2003) (producer)
5. Snipers (2001) (producer)

Editor - filmography

1. Gedebe (2003)
2. 6horts #2: Friday (2002)
3. 6horts #1: Lost (2002)

Actor - filmography
1. Ah Beng Returns (2001)
2. Lips to Lips (2000) .... James