Travelling to another country to promote a film may sound fun, but Lee said that film festival trips are anything but a holiday.
In SDCC 2024, Lee was always in ‘work mode’ even setting meetings outside festival dates with people to help out with his future projects.
Networking is an important skill for a filmmaker to learn, aside from making the film itself; if not consider hiring a talented producer.
Why you should put your short film out there
Lee's sci-fi short Influencer centres around a neglected 12-year-old girl named Hannah who becomes friends with a discontinued android.
The short was screened in SDCC 2024 as Marvel was holding their big announcements in Hall H, hence Lee was nervous that no one would show up.
He was relieved that they were people who attended his screening and some audience members were moved by the visuals and message of his film.
One man believed it should have been shown in schools as it had an important message for kids.
Despite putting the work in for 13 years, Lee believes he has a long way to go before becoming the filmmaker he wants to be.
"It still feels like a long, long journey... I know this is only going to be possible if I don’t take it easy even for a moment,” the 39-year-old said.
"I need to keep the chase constant and hopefully through meeting enough good people, more doors will open.”
Horologist and Influencer will be coming to GSC cinemas nationwide in October as part of an anthology of short films titled Grimoire.
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