Georgia Lee

Georgia Lee is an independent film director. Her work includes the 2006 film "Red Doors".

Personal life

Lee graduated from Harvard University with a degree in biochemistry. Actress Kathy Shao-Lin Lee is her younger sister. She was an apprentice on principal photography to Martin Scorsese on Gangs of New York.

Career

After graduation, Lee worked for the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

Film

Lee apprenticed on "Gangs of New York" after director Martin Scorsese saw Lee's first short film, "The Big Dish: Tiananmen '89". Lee's next short film was "Educated (2001)", which was shown in over 30 festivals around the world.

Lee wrote and directed the feature film, "Red Doors". It won the Best Narrative Feature Award in the NY, NY Competition at the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. It has also won the Special Jury Award for Ensemble Acting at CineVegas, and the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Award for Screenwriting at Outfest.

Lee has served as juror for both the Sundance Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival.

Career

After graduation, Lee worked for the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

External links

* [http://www.reddoorsthemovie.com/filmmakers.html Filmmakers] , official profile