Anna Lei
Film& Television Production | Creative Producing
Projects
Producing
2023 - 2024
To Kill the Chicken
Role: Producer
MFA Thesis: Cut All Trees
Role: Producer
MFA Thesis: Ten Miles of Tadpole
Role: Producer
MFA Thesis: Snow Whisper
Role: Producer
Music Video: Half Way to You
Role: Co-producer
Directing:
Bad Secret
Role: Writer/ Director
Official Selection: 19th Annual Chinese American Film Festival; 2024 Chandler
International Film Festival
Bad Kids Kill Ants
Role: Writer/ Director
Candy Girls
Role: Writer/ Director
Zachary Booher Memorial Capstone Scholarship
My Virtual Graduation
Role: Videographer/ Editor
Council for Advancement and Support of Education Circle of Excellent Award Gold
2023 - 2024
2022-2023
MFA Thesis: Mom is Visiting
Role: Producer
Official Selection: 2023 LA Shorts International Film Festival; 2023 Burbank International Film Festival; 19th Annual Chinese American Film Festival; 2024 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival;
USA Film Festival - Finalist
MFA Thesis: Over Easy
Role: Co-Producer
Official Selection: 2023 Outsouth Queer Film Festival; 34th Annual Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival; 40th VC Film Fest
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - Semi-Finalist;
MFA Thesis: Tontine
Role: Co-Producer
MFA Thesis: K-Town Killer
Role: Art Director
Official Selection: 2023 Tribeca Film Festival; 2024 Wisconsin Film Festival; 19th Annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival
My Little Story
Anna was born in a small Chinese town surrounded by water. During her childhood, she avidly watched numerous Japanese and Korean artistic films. (She also watched every film created by Hayao Miyazaki. ) These experiences marked the beginning of her own cinematic dreams.
After graduating from high school, she came to study film in Arizona. The night before departing for her studies abroad, she watched a film called "Arizona Dream." In the desert, she worked with a group of talented journalists, making educational videos and interviews. Her team has received a couple of medals.
Towards the end of the pandemic, she moved to Los Angeles for graduate school with a concentration in Creative Producing, embarking on her journey as a producer.
