The Skype Sessions: Lee Shorten
Lee Shorten is an actor and a filmmaker who brings a unique perspective to both of those roles. As an actor, Lee digs for nuance and authenticity. We saw it in The Man in the High Castle. We saw it in The Terror: Infamy. And we saw it in It’s Not You. It’s Not Me, a short film about sexuality. As a filmmaker, Lee is sensitive and fearless. He wrote and directed Parabola, a moving short starring Hiro Kanagawa as an aging Yakuza assassin, and Mayumi Yoshida as his emotionally fraught daughter. Before that, he wrote and starred in a short film – The Day We Met – that was funded by Storyhive, co-directed by Mayumi and Nach Dudsdeemaytha, and inspired by his own adoption story. And he co-wrote and co-directed The Chaddening, a comedy short that gleefully mined horror film tropes. And Lee hasn’t slowed down during COVID-19. He’s still creating work – at least three films, at last count. In this thoughtful interview with Sabrina Furminger, Lee Shorten reflects on his films, his popular role on The Man in the High Castle (and lessons he learned from co-star Joel de la Fuente), and how he’s pushing himself to stay creative during “The Quar.”
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RELATED LINKS
The Chaddening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdqi3KnIPXY
The Day We Met: https://vimeo.com/283768225
It’s Not You, It’s Not Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqhgnfFi_e8
Ask Will: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8jW_h06B809CPStHHYILGA
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2020/5/25/asexuality-takes-centre-stage-in-its-not-you-its-not-me-and-its-about-time
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2018/9/7/short-film-the-day-we-met-packs-a-mighty-emotional-punch
https://www.richmond-news.com/business/vancouver-shot-amc-series-set-in-japanese-american-internment-camp-1.23887878
https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2019/2/21/lee-shorten-embraces-ambiguity-in-parabola
https://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/asianaugust-may-be-over-but-vancouver-projects-keep-the-momentum-going-1.23422747
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CREDITS
Host and executive producer: Sabrina Furminger
Editor: Simon Furminger
Producer: Paul Furminger
Patreon ad reader: Mariana Furminger
Technical support: Tyson Bradock
Original music: Dane Deviller