Danny Lee (American filmmaker)

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Danny Lee (born 1978) is an American film director, writer and editor.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, writer/director Danny Lee was recently featured in Paper Magazine's 10th Annual Beautiful People issue, highlighting him as one of the filmmakers to watch. Lee made his feature film debut with the critically acclaimed Rock Fresh, a candid documentary of graffiti artists making the leap to commercial art. The film world premiered at the AFI Fest where Variety singled it out as one of the films to watch. In 2005, the film was acquired by Showtime and enjoyed a broad domestic and international DVD release.

In 2006, Lee wrote and directed his narrative debut King of Hollywood, a dark comedy about a street hustler trying to make it in Tinseltown. The film stars Ice-T, Peter Greene, Federico Castelluccio, Ike Turner, and more. In addition, Lee has directed and edited music videos for Sa-Ra Creative Partners (on Kanye West's G.O.O.D. label), Substance Abuse, and Kool Keith; Making the Video: T.I. for MTV; commercials for Five Four and Guess; and a variety of commissioned short form content remaining on the cusp of today's dynamic viewing habits.

In addition to Paper Magazine, Lee has been featured in Variety, Hollywood Reporter, GQ, LA Weekly, URB, BPM, Rime, Vapors, Koream, and Remix. Also an active member in the film community, Lee has continued to serve as a Blue Ribbon Judge for the NAMIC awards since 2005. He also has been selected for Film Independent’s 2008 Project: Involve program. Lee states, “Every film should be an amusement park ride – it should transport you into another world and hold you there until the end credits roll – even in a theatre full of cell phones.”

Lee began his entertainment career at Shooting Gallery, but cut his teeth at Lions Gate Films where he was instrumental in the production of films such as Monster's Ball, Confidence, Shattered Glass, and Rules of Attraction. Inevitably he formed his own production company Calico Arts, which has produced numerous projects since its inception in 2002. Currently, Calico is in pre-production with three features - Backpackers with Evan Ross; Winter War; and Don't Call Me Gerry Cooney - all of which Lee wrote and is attached to direct. Lee is also in post-production with a half hour laffer starring Joe Hursley and Caroline D’Amore. Lee's other interests include, but are not limited to, electronic music, street art, and the occasional rolled cigarette.

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