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Samantha Lee is a filmmaker who advocates for better representation of women and the LGBTQ+ community in local cinema. Her first film, "Baka Bukas" has won various awards both in the Philippines and abroad, most notably winning the "Emerging Talent Award" at Outfest 2017.
SAMANTHA LEE uses romantic comedies as Trojan horses to advocate for a more nuanced representation of women and LGBTQ+ community in media. Her thesis film Agos received the Best Thesis, won 1st Prize (Documentary Category) at the 23rd CCP Gawad Alternatibo, and nominated for Best Documentary at Gawad Urian.
Jun 13, 2020 · Samantha Lee - writer, director and producer - crafts coming-of-age narratives that challenge attitudes in her home country and resonate with a global audience. Her two feature films, Baka Bukas (2016) and Billie & Emma (2018), are honest, charming tales of queer love and youth.
Samantha Lee is a Queer Filipino filmmaker from Manila. Her focus in film is to provide better representation for women and the LGBTQ+ community in Philippine cinema. [1]. She is known for her queer coming-of-age films Baka Bukas (2016), or Maybe Tomorrow, and Billie and Emma (2018).
Aug 4, 2023 · Rookie: Directed by Samantha Lee. With Pat Tingjuy, Aya Fernandez, Agot Isidro, Mikoy Morales. Everything changes when an awkward teenager joins the volleyball team and falls for the volleyball team captain.
Aug 7, 2023 · Rookie is a romantic comedy about young queer love. It is directed by Samantha Lee (Sleep With Me, Billie and Emma) and written by Natts Jadaone.
Sep 19, 2023 · Last August, she put out “Rookie,” a volleyball film about an awkward transferee and basketball player named Ace (Pat Tingjuy) who, despite never having played volleyball, gets recruited to her new school’s volleyball team, the San Lorenzo Angels. There, she falls for its captain, Jana (Aya Fernandez).
