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Karin Lee
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Occupation | Filmmaker |
Karin Lee is a Canadian filmmaker. She also teaches film at the University of British Columbia. Her documentary film, Made in China, won a special award in 2001.
About Karin Lee
Karin Lee was born and grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a fourth-generation Chinese Canadian. This means her family has lived in Canada for four generations. Her parents were involved in cultural activities.
Her great-grandfather, Mah Bing Kee, came to North America in 1861. He first worked in gold fields in California. Later, he moved to Nanaimo, British Columbia, in 1878. Karin Lee's father ran a bookstore in Vancouver from the 1960s to the 1980s. She made a short film called Comrade Dad about this store.
Filmmaking and Projects
Karin Lee helped start the Chinese Film and Video Festival. She created it with Lorraine Chan and the Chinese Cultural Centre of Vancouver. This festival ran from 1994 to 1996.
Her documentary film Made in China came out in 2000. This film looks at the lives of children born in China. These children were adopted by families in Canada. A newspaper called the Chicago Tribune said the film was "thoughtful" and "engrossing." The film won the Canada Award at the 2001 Gemini Awards.
In 2018, an art gallery in Vancouver called SUM Gallery showed her work. The exhibition was named Karin Lee: QueerSUM 心. It included three films. These films explored different parts of Asian Canadian activism.
In 2019, news reports said that Lee was working on a new documentary. This film is about Velma Demerson. She was a white Canadian woman who was put in jail. This happened because she was in a relationship with a Chinese immigrant.
Karin Lee is a film teacher at the University of British Columbia. She helps students learn about making movies.