James Lee

Biography

Lee Thim Heng (Chinese: 李添兴)or better known as James Lee is a Malaysian Chinese film director and writer .He is one of the pioneers of the Malaysian Digital Film movement. His film The Beautiful Washing Machine won the Best Asean Feature Award and FIPRESCI Prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival 2005. Besides directing, he had also produced the early films of other Malaysian filmmakers, namely, Amir Muhammad and Ho Yuhang, under his production house, Doghouse73 Pictures.

Known for

My Girlfriend is a Cannibal

The Beautiful Washing Machine

April 17, 2004

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2022	Barbarian Invasion	Master Loh
2018	The Hit
2017	Overtime
2016	My Girlfriend is a Cannibal
2015	Tuition
2012	Last Supper
2007	Flower in the Pocket	Ah Sui
2001	Ah Beng Returns
2000	Lips to Lips	James

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Next Stop, Somewhere	Director
2024	Legasi: Bomba the Movie	Director
2024	Legasi: Bomba the Movie	Writer
—	Franklin	Director
2022	Possessed	Director
2022	Barbarian Invasion	Action Director
2022	Histeria The Series	Director
2020	I'm just a Ghost, but that's OK	Screenplay
2020	I'm just a Ghost, but that's OK	Director
2019	Two Sisters	Director
2019	Two Sisters	Writer
2019	Kill-Fist	Director
2019	Kill-Fist	Screenplay
2019	Overtime 2	Director
2019	Overtime 2	Editor
2019	Overtime 2	Screenplay
2019	See You Next Century	Director
2019	See You Next Century	Screenplay
2018	Last Year in Johor	Director
2018	Last Year in Johor	Screenplay
2018	The Hit	Director
2018	The Hit	Screenplay
2017	KL24: Zombies	Director
2017	KL24: Zombies	Writer
2017	KL24: Zombies	Director of Photography
2017	KL24: Zombies	Executive Producer
2017	Overtime	Screenplay
2017	Overtime	Director
2017	A Moment of Love	Director
2017	A Moment of Love	Screenplay
2017	Love to the End	Screenplay
2017	Love to the End	Director
2017	The Art of Crying	Director
2017	She Said You Love Me	Writer
2017	She Said You Love Me	Director
2017	The Art of Crying	Director
2017	The Art of Crying	Writer
2016	Whats Underneath Matters	Screenplay
2016	Whats Underneath Matters	Director
2016	My Girlfriend is a Cannibal	Director
2016	My Girlfriend is a Cannibal	Screenplay
2016	She	Director
2016	She	Screenplay
2015	Last Day of School	Director
2015	The Incredibly Strange Tale of The Man Who Lost His Love But Bought It Back With A Packet of Duck Rice	Producer
2015	Phyu Phyu	Director of Photography
2015	Café Lumière	Writer
2015	Café Lumière	Director
2015	Modern Day Love Stories	Director
2015	Date Me Next Time Please	Director
2015	Date Me Next Time Please	Screenplay
2015	Tuition	Director
2015	Tuition	Screenplay
2015	Phyu Phyu	Executive Producer
2014	All for Love	Director
2014	All for Love	Screenplay
2014	Passing Lives	Director of Photography
2014	Passing Lives	Director
2014	Passing Lives	Screenplay
2014	Turnover	Executive Producer
2014	Delete	Executive Producer
2014	The Girl from Tomorrow	Director
2014	The Girl from Tomorrow	Writer
2014	Second Life	Screenplay
2014	The Woman Upstairs	Screenplay
2014	Second Life	Director
2014	The Woman Upstairs	Director
2014	The Woman Upstairs	Story
2014	The Strange Mechanic	Producer
2013	Family Portrait	Screenplay
2013	Family Portrait	Director
2013	Paper Crane Love	Director
2013	Atlantis Conspiracy	Writer
2013	Atlantis Conspiracy	Director
2012	If It's Not Now, Then When?	Director
2012	Last Supper	Director
2012	The Collector	Writer
2012	The Collector	Director
2012	The Collector	Screenplay
2012	Last Supper	Screenplay
2011	Claypot Curry Killers	Director
2011	Claypot Curry Killers	Screenplay
2011	Tolong! Awek Aku Pontianak	Director
2011	Sini Ada Hantu	Director
2011	Sini Ada Hantu	Screenplay
2011	Tolong! Awek Aku Pontianak	Screenplay
2011	Sini Ada Hantu	Writer
2009	Gerhana	Director
2009	Gerhana	Screenplay
2009	Call If You Need Me	Director
2009	Call If You Need Me	Writer
2009	Call If You Need Me	Editor
2009	15MALAYSIA	Director
2008	Histeria	Director
2008	Histeria	Writer
2008	Breathing in Mud	Director
2007	Things We Do When We Fall in Love	Director
2007	Things We Do When We Fall in Love	Writer
2007	Waiting for Love	Director
2007	Waiting for Love	Editor
2007	Waiting for Love	Writer
2007	Waiting for Love	Producer
2007	Wall	Director
2007	Wall	Writer
2006	Before We Fall in Love Again	Writer
2006	Before We Fall in Love Again	Director
2005	Monday Morning Glory	Director of Photography
2005	Sometimes Love is Beautiful	Director
2005	Sometimes Love is Beautiful	Screenplay
2005	Bernafas Dalam Lumpur	Director
2005	Bernafas Dalam Lumpur	Screenplay
2004	The Beautiful Washing Machine	Director
2004	The Beautiful Washing Machine	Writer
2004	Wall	Screenplay
2004	Wall	Director
2004	Visits: Hungry Ghost Anthology	Director
2004	Goodbye to Love	Director
2004	Goodbye to Love	Screenplay
2003	Goodbye	Director
2003	Goodbye	Screenplay
2002	Room to Let	Writer
2002	Room to Let	Director
2001	Ah Beng Returns	Writer
2001	Ah Beng Returns	Director
2001	Beautiful Man	Director
2001	Beautiful Man	Writer
2001	Snipers	Director
2001	Snipers	Screenplay