Min Sook Lee
Min Sook Lee, Director
The Real M*A*S*H
Min Sook Lee is an award winning filmmaker. She is the co-creator of the hit comedy series ‘SHE’S THE MAYOR’ which premiered on Vision TV in 2011.
Her latest release documentary The Real MASH, traces the original stories and people that inspired the fictional TV series. Her other docs include: MY TOXIC BABY, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival; TIGER SPIRIT – a reunification story shot in North and South Korea (winner of the Donald Brittain Gemini Award for Best Social/Political Documentary); HOGTOWN (Best Feature-length Canadian Documentary award at Hot Docs Festival); BADGE OF PRIDE – the story of gay cops in Toronto – and EL CONTRATO – a look at the lives of migrant farm workers in Canada (nominated for the Donald Brittain Gemini ). Min Sook was also presented with the Cesar E. Chavez Black Eagle Award for El Contrato’s impact on the rights of migrant workers.
Min Sook’s work has been broadcast on CBC, Global, TVO and History Television. Her films have traveled to festivals across North America, Europe and Asia. Min Sook is currently in production on the documentary OPERATION GREENUP about an OSS mission comprised of Jewish spies that went behind enemy lines during WWII.
