CHRISTOPHER HK LEE

ABOUT

CHRISTOPHER
HK LEE

Christopher HK Lee is an internationally acclaimed entertainment and educational content producer and award-winning film director. With a career spanning over three decades, Christopher has established himself as a leading figure in diverse fields such as architecture, interactive media, visual effects, and animations, earning international acclaim for his directorial and production skills. In addition to his illustrious industry career, Christopher has also made significant contributions to academia, with over twenty years of teaching and lecturing experience at prestigious institutions such as Harvard, Wellesley, NYU, and USC.

Christopher’s impressive body of work encompasses a diverse portfolio of feature and short films, including compelling documentaries that provide insights into history, culture, and current affairs. Notable titles such as “I am Grace,” “Rescued by Fate,” “Flight Buddies,” “Fading Away,” “Hills of Arirang,” “The Last Tear,” and “Forgotten Victory” have been selected and screened at over 150 international film festivals, including esteemed events like Cannes and the Oscars. Christopher’s films have also been honored with more than 60 best film awards, further validating his extraordinary talent and unwavering dedication to his craft.

Apart from his achievements as a filmmaker, Christopher is also an accomplished author, with several published books covering a wide range of topics, including “Korea Exchange,” “Fading Away,” “Clever Swallow,” “Return to Midway,” “The Last Tear,” and “What Does Success Mean To You.” His literary works reflect his profound understanding and passion for storytelling, history, and culture, adding to his multifaceted expertise and esteemed reputation as a creative force in the entertainment and education industry.

"I am a film director, producer, researcher, historian, educator, and a content producer..."

Portfolio

Architecture and Themepark Design:

  • Disney Imagineering
  • Concept and Master Planning of new Projects
  • Resort Hotels: Pelican Hills, New Port Beach; Malibu Mesa; Howard Hughes Las Vegas
  • Taejon World Expo, Korea: Korea Electric Pavilion, Government Pavilion, Korea Telecom Pavilion
  • Korean American Museum of Arts and Cultural Center Project: Master Planning and Design
  • Inchon Airport: 3D Concept Simulation
  • Marvel Them Park, Korea: Master Concept Design

Video Games/Multimedia/Social Apps:

  • “Virtual Deep Sea Fishing” – Interplay, first ever Korean
    PC game published in the US.

  • “Extreme Vegas” – Online 3D social game
  • “Air Raid” – #1 PC game download ever!, localization into 7 languages, and coin-op
  • “Alien Blast” – PC, Xbox
  • “Exodus: Journey to Extreme Life” – PC
  • “Empire Conquer” – Mobile/PDA
  • “Battle Arena” – PC and Xbox
  • “Voodoo Viny” – Mobile/PDA
  • “Return to Midway“– PC, Xbox
  • “Playboy Mansion” – Mobile/PC
  • “Playboy Magazine” – Mobile/PDA
  • “Battle Arena” – PC, Xbox
  • “Monster Truck” – Mobile/PDA
  • “Batman Returns” – Mobile/PDA
  • “Ultimate Mind Sweeper” – Mobile/PDA
  • “Ultimate Street Skater” – Mobile/PDA
  • Also worked on many productions with
    major publishers: THQ, Activision, Interplay,
    EA Sports, Disney Interactive, MGM Interactive,
    Strategy First, Tsunami Visuals

Technology Development:

  • “MBK GENESIS” – Video game engine
  • “Hobo Bag: Bid Fetcher” – online auction tool
  • “DigiMatics” – animation production program
  • “Anypoll” – online interactive poll script and site
  • “MoZoo” –mobile contents distribution tool
  • “Salt and Pepper” – Smartphone application
  • “Smart Headset” – wi-fi headset
  • Microsoft Xbox – Certified Developer
  • Sony Playstation – Certified Developer

Publications / Books:

2015 Independent Publisher Gold Award from over 3,000 entries in 2015.

  • “FAME-US MAGAZINE “– Entertainment magazine
  • Clever Swallow” – Award winning Interactive Children’s book
  • “Building Social Application” – USC, IPT Program
  • “KOMA” – International Architecture Competition/President
  • “Korea Exchange: 1997” – Internet cultural review and
    directory
  • Fading Away – Voice of Korean War generations
  • The Last Tear – Documentary Film Development Photo Essay
  • “Secrete Garden” – Collection of short stories for kids
  • “Magical Pendant” – Feature film story and script
  • “C.A.R.E. Projects” – Research and historical documentary film series
  • “Korean International Film Festival Hollywood
  • International Film Festival, CICA Entertainment Group
  • 성공하고 싶니? 성공이 뭔지 알아?” – Published in Korea
  • “Future of Asian Medicine” – Alternative and integrative medicine for Asian Medicine
  • Heroes and Legends” – Youth Mentoring Program

Research:

  • “Future of Asian Medicine” – Alternative and integrative medicine for Asian Medicine – South Baylo
  • Future of Korean International Film Festival – Feasibility Studies
  • Digital Archive of Historical Images and Videos – Harvard/USC
  • Building Social Applications – USC IT Curriculum
  • Heroes and Legends” – Youth Development Program
  • Korean American Post Trauma Research and Development Institute  – Business Plan and Feasibility Study

Films and Animation:

  • “Dark Snipe” – Feature Animated Film, Supervising Producer
  • “Blokhedz” – Online/Feature Animated Film, Producer (www.blokhedz.tv)
  • “Snow” – Feature Film, Co-Producer (pre-production)
  • “Alley Kats” – Feature Film, Producer/Director (2012)
  • “Avatar” – Animation series, Post-Production consultant
  • “Secret Saturday” – TV Series, Korean Post Production, Korean Producer
  • “Seventeen Moments of Spring” – Russian historical documentary film, Supervising Producer/Director
  • “Robot Racers” – Feature 3D Animated Film, Supervising Producer
  • “Mad Cows” – Feature Film, Russia Release, Producer
  • “Children of the World” – Producer
  • “Journey to Enertopia” – Production Manager
  • IMAX, Full 3D/4D (Stereoscope) for 1993 Korea World Expo)
  • Ayla: The Daughter of War” – Feature Film, Co-Producer (Selected for 2018 Oscar/Gorden Globe)
  • “Lost Bastards” – Feature Film, Director/Producer (2019)
  • “Marvel Theme Parks: Batman, Spiderman, X-Men, Hulk”
  • Stereoscopic 3D/4D, Supervising Producer/Project Director
  • “Secret Saturday” – TV Series, Korean Post Production, Korean Producer
  • “Sky Pirate” – TV animated series for Russia, Supervising Producer (pre-production)
  • “Midland Club” – Feature Film, Director
  • “Operation Ago” – Feature Film, Director
  • “INMOST” – Feature Film, Producer
  • (Partial list)

Documentary:

  • “Fading Away” – Writer/Executive Producer/Director,
  • “I am Grace” – Documentary Short
  • “Rescued By Fate” – Documentary Feature
  • “Hills of Arirang” – Documentary Feature 
  • “The Last Tear” – Documentary Feature 
  • “The Truth of Anastasia” – TV Documentary Series
  • “Heroes and Legends” – Short documentary series
  • “건강한 역사 (Healthy History)” – Asian medicine series
  • “굴레 (Bridle)”– Documentary
  • “Spirits of Warrior – YouTube Series
  • “Forgotten Victory” – Feature Documentary
  • “Vanishing Act” – The Magic in North Korea
  • “Frozen Sky” – The Jesse Brown Story
  • “HAPA Day Proclamation” – Intro Video
  • Mother of My Root” – Documentary Series
  • “Broken Silence” – Documentary Feature
  • “Voice of Unheard” – Documentary Feature
  • “Rules of K-Pop” – Documentary Feature 
  • “Gold Baby” – Documentary Feature
  • “34” – Documentary Feature
  • “Why Didn’t They Kill Me Too?” – Documentary Feature
  • “Yu-Ja: Invisible Life” – Documentary Feature
  • “Hagwon: All Work, No Play Culture” – Documentary Feature
  • “No-In: A Forgotten Generation” – Documentary Feature
  • “One-Step Closer: I am Able” – Documentary Feature 
  • “Freedom Is Difficult” – Documentary Feature 

Music Video:

  • “One A Fine Day in October” – Music Video
  • “Heal The World – Feat. Yera Kim” – Music Video
  • “Yo Eun” – Music Video
  • “Grandmother” – Music Video
  • “Lalaland -Feat. LA Cello Unie” – Music Video
  • “Yu-Ja: Invisible Life” – Music Video
  • “Once Again” – Music Video
  • “I Belong To Me – Feat. Jiyi Choi” – Music Video
  • “Nostagia – Feat. LA Orchestra” – Music Video
  • “Ave Maria – Fea. Han Su Jin” – Music Video
  • “Mountain of Dream” – Music Video
  • “Will Never Forget You” – Music Video
  • “Mountain of Dream” – Music Video
  • “Fading Away” – Music Video
  • “Home To You” – Writer/Director, animated music video
  • “I Won’t Give Up On You” – Writer/Director
  • “Element” – Experimental music video for Greg Maroney

Contact:

chris.careprojects[at]gmail.com

Professional Developments:

Awards:

  • Academy Award Selection
  • Golden Globe Award Selection
  • Festival De Cannes 
  • WorldFest Houston
  • Asian World Film Festival
  • Cape Town International Film Festival
  • Palm Springs International Film Festival
  • Sedona International Film Festival
  • Telly Awards
  • Heartland International Film Festival
  • American Movie Awards
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival
  • Humboldt International Film Festival
  • World Humanitarian Award
  • Richmond International Film Festival
  • World Film Award
  • AFI Fest
  • San Francisco International Film Festival
  • Berlin Short Film Festival
  • Shanghai  International Film Festival
  • Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival
  • Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
  • Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary
  • (partial list…)

College Research/Lectures/Workshops:

  • MIT, Wellesley, Amherst
  • Harvard, Oxford
  • NYU, Columbia
  • UCLA, UC Berkeley
  • Johns Hopkins (Advance International Studies)
  • USC: ITP/Building Social Applications
  • USC Dpt. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D.
    Research and business Advisor

  • American Film Institute
  • University of British Columbia
  • University of Missouri
  • Busan National University, Korea
  • Seoul National University
  • Chung-Ang, Korea
  • Busan National University, Korea
  • KyunggiHigh School –Animation, Korea
  • Kyungsung University, Korea
  • Sungguynkawn University
  • Hanyang University
  • Eiwa University
  • Seoul Institute of the Arts
  • Tsinghua University
  • École Polytechnique 

Online Education Series:

  • Online Lecture Series :
    (Korea Ministry of Culture): Writer/Director/Host
    The fundamental of animation Education, Industry and
    Productions
    – 12 Episodes

  • Online Education Lecture Series:
    Student and parent lecture series in education and
    career path.

  • Online Cultural Event and Concerts:
    – 70 Year Korean War Friendship Forum
    – 75th Independence Day of Korea
    – 2020 Thanksgiving Day celebration
    – 2020 Christmas
    – 2021 Lunar New Year
    – 2021 Spring: Love, Peace and Hope

TV and Media Appearances:

  • Arirang TV
  • KBS World Radio – 한민족 하나로
  • MBC Radio , MBN 스타, MBN
  • SBS News
  • 김제동 의 톡 투유
  • 중앙일보 – 인물오딧세이
  • 중앙일보, 한국일보, 조선일보 , 연합뉴스
  • 매일신문, 경향신문, 한겨레, 동아일보
  • 국민일보, 대한뉴스, 일간경기, 데일리한국
  • 인천탐구생활 (재외동포를 찾아라!)
  • KTAN-TV
  • Asia Today
  • Boston Korea
  • Washington Post
  • Los Angeles Time
  • Hollywood Reporter
  • YTN 인생고수/글로발 코리안
  • Radio Korea, Radio Seoul
  • Washington Post
  • The Harvard Crimson – Harvard University
  • The Daily Californian – UC Berkeley
  • LAist
  • (Partial list)

Academic Certifications:

  • Harvard Business School: Business Management
  • Harvard Business School Executive Education : Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs
  • Harvard Business School Executive Education : Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety
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