Английская Википедия:Aisling Chin-Yee

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Aisling Chin-Yee (born 1982)[1] is a Canadian film director, writer, and producer, who works primarily in Montreal and Los Angeles.[2][3] In addition to her work as a producer, Chin-Yee directed the films The Rest of Us (2019) and No Ordinary Man (2020).[4][5]

Early life and education

Chin-Yee was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 2004, Chin-Yee graduated from Concordia University with a degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Film Studies, concentrating in film production, theory, and analysis.[6]

Career

In 2006, Chin-Yee started her career as associate producer at the National Film Board of Canada. In 2010, she joined Prospector Films as producer.[7]

Her short film, Sound Asleep (2014), premiered at Lucerne International Film Festival. In 2015, her documentary film, Synesthesia, won best short documentary at the Crossroads Film Festival.[8] she co-created the #AfterMeToo movement in 2017 along with Mia Kirshner and Freya Ravensbergen that consisted of a symposium, a report, and fund in partnership with the Canadian Women's Foundation.[9][10]

Chin-Yee's directorial debut feature film, The Rest of Us, starring Heather Graham, Sophie Nélisse and Jodi Balfour, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[11] She was nominated for best feature film editing by the Canadian Cinema Editors in 2020.[12] In 2020, she co-directed the documentary feature film about Billy Tipton, No Ordinary Man, with Chase Joynt, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[13][14] In 2023, she directed three episodes of the CBC Television series, Plan B.[15]

She is represented by William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) and Elevate Entertainment.[16]

Personal life

Chin-Yee's was for sometime in the 2010s romantic partner with late filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée, who died of arrhythmia on December 25, 2021.[17] They met in 2015 at the Canadian Governor General's Awards for the Performing Arts.[18]

Filmography

Year Title Writer Director Producer Note
2008 Three Mothers Шаблон:Y Short film
2012 Sorry, Rabbi Шаблон:Y Short film
2013 Last Woman Standing Шаблон:Y Short film
2013 Rhymes for Young Ghouls Шаблон:Y Feature film
2014 Sound Asleep Шаблон:Y Шаблон:Y Шаблон:Y Short film
2015 The Saver Шаблон:Y Feature film
2016 Inside These Walls Шаблон:Y Documentary
2017 Synesthesia Шаблон:Y Шаблон:Y Шаблон:Y Documentary
2017 Lost Generation Шаблон:Y 9 episodes
2019 The Rest of Us Шаблон:Y Feature film; also editor
2020 No Ordinary Man Шаблон:Y Шаблон:Y Documentary; co-director with Chase Joynt
2023 Plan B Шаблон:Y 3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2019 Nominated Toronto International Film Festival Best Canadian Feature The Rest of Us [19]
2020 Nominated Best Canadian Feature No Ordinary Man
Won Inside Out Film and Video Festival Best Canadian Feature [20]
Won Montreal International Documentary Festival Best Feature [21]
Nominated Philadelphia Film Festival Best Documentary Feature [22]
Nominated Canadian Cinema Editors Best Editing in Feature Film The Rest of Us [23]
2021 Won Cleveland International Film Festival Best Documentary No Ordinary Man [24]
Won Reelout Queer Film Festival Best Canadian Film [25]
Won Directors Guild of Canada Best Picture Editing - Documentary [26]
Nominated Excellence in Documentary
2023 Won Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television or Mini-Series Plan B : Episode 5 [27]

References

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