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LING LEE is an award-winning self-shooting Director
and Editor whose work focuses on human stories,
crossover cultures, and experimental film
techniques.
She is curious about people and is interested in
finding gentle ways to convey their intimate
stories.
Ling has lived and worked in various countries
including Germany, UK, Italy, China and Argentina.
After gaining an MA in Documentary Directing at the
National Film & TV School she made films in the
UK and abroad.
Ling’s work has been broadcast on Al Jazeera, BBC
Scotland, Channel 4, ARTE/ZDF, VPRO, and screened at
international film festivals.
She won a number of awards - including the Edinburgh
Film Festival Trailblazer Award, and also a One
World Media Award.
As Editor, she is best known for ‘DAU.
Degeneration’(Dir. Ilya Permyakov and Ilya
Krzhanovskiy), 'Edge of Dreaming' (Dir. Amy
Hardie'), and most recently 'The Hermit of Treig'
(Dir. Lizzie MacKenzie).
As a Director, she made films in the UK and abroad
including ‘Miles Apart’ and ‘Balancing A Dream’ for
Al Jazeera, both of which are stories about
individuals struggling with the effects of change in
modern China.
Her previous film 'The Black Veil’ explores the
challenges being a non-binary person, a commission
for BBC Scotland.
Surviving Translation is her latest documentary
which explores the trauma and life-altering
consequences of mistranslation.
AWARDS
2022 - The Hermit of Treig (Editor) directed by Lizzie
MacKenzie
BAFTA Scotland 2022 - Best Single Documentary
2022 - Long Live Livi (Co-Director, Camera, Editor)
Kendal Mountain Festival 2022 - Best Sport Action Film
Prize
2022 - The Black Veil (Director, Camera, Editor)
Image + Nation Queer Short Film Festival (Best
Documentary Film Jury Award)
2011 - Miles Apart (Director, Producer,
Camera)
One World Media Award (Best Film, Student Category)
2011 - My Favourite Supermarket (Director, Producer,
Camera) Portugal CineEco,
Environmental Education Award Ciencia Viva (Best Film)
2011 - Himalayan Sisters (Editor)
Underwire Film Festival (Best Editing)
2010 - The Edge of Dreaming (Editor)
Trailblazer Edinburgh Film Festival (Best Editing)
2008 - What I Have Left of You
(Writer, Director, Producer, Editor)
Scottish Students on Screen (Best Film, Experimental)
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