Corey Lee(I)
- Director
- Writer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Corey Lee is an award-winning filmmaker working in narrative and documentary, and based
in Calgary, Alberta. His work has screened on Netflix, Amazon, CBC's Documentary Channel,
CCTV China, CMT, Telus, Bravo, Movie Central and in theaters across Canada and festivals
around the world.
His feature documentary Legend of a Warrior premiered at Hot Docs. Other non-fiction
work includes All the World's a Stage, Rare Mettle, a portrait of Canadian Paralympic
athletes and The Harder I Fight, a limited series showcasing women in combat sports. He
has also written and directed episodes of CMT's Pet Heroes. Additional work includes
Secret Alberta POW's on the Prairies and Us/Them, a look at people working in harm
reduction on the front lines of the Opioid crisis in Red Deer, Alberta.
Corey's most recent scripted work is the digital series Realization, which follows an
ambitious trailblazer who launches a business that provides made-to-order relationships. His
dramatic feature, Defining Edward, launched at the ReelWorld Film Festival and he has
crafted a variety of dramatic short films including The Perfection of the Moment, What
You're Ready For, and In Translation which were adapted from the Giller Prize nominated
collection, Kilter: 55 fictions, by John Gould. Other narrative works include Armour for a
Boy and the experimental drama Awaken.