Alexander Sebastien Lee is an American filmmaker born and raised in
Los Angeles, California. Lee was exposed from an early age to the
films of Akira Kurosawa, Zhang Yimou, and Claude Berri. In his teens,
Lee studied theater in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts,
and at age 18, he lived in Paris and studied French language, French
civilization and art history at the Paris-Sorbonne University. Lee
later returned to Los Angeles and studied film production at the USC
School of Cinematic ArtsAn avid martial artist, after graduation Lee
journeyed to the Shaolin Temple in China to train in Kung Fu for
several months. Lee's expectations of the legendary temple differed
greatly from what he found. Lee's experience forged an idea to film a
documentary that demystifies the modern day Shaolin Temple. Lee's
feature debut, entitled The Real Shaolin, had its world premiere at
the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The Real Shaolin won the
Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2009 Los Angeles Asian
Pacific Film Festival
Los Angeles, California. Lee was exposed from an early age to the
films of Akira Kurosawa, Zhang Yimou, and Claude Berri. In his teens,
Lee studied theater in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts,
and at age 18, he lived in Paris and studied French language, French
civilization and art history at the Paris-Sorbonne University. Lee
later returned to Los Angeles and studied film production at the USC
School of Cinematic ArtsAn avid martial artist, after graduation Lee
journeyed to the Shaolin Temple in China to train in Kung Fu for
several months. Lee's expectations of the legendary temple differed
greatly from what he found. Lee's experience forged an idea to film a
documentary that demystifies the modern day Shaolin Temple. Lee's
feature debut, entitled The Real Shaolin, had its world premiere at
the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The Real Shaolin won the
Special Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2009 Los Angeles Asian
Pacific Film Festival
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