Danny Lee (filmmaker)

Danny Lee has directed and produced a variety of work including documentary films, short series and branded content. He is most well known for directing the award-winning docuseries 30 for 30: Friedman’s Shoes for ESPN, about the storied shoe store in Atlanta.[1][2] In 2005, Lee released his directorial debut at the AFI Fest with Rock Fresh, a candid documentary about graffiti artists taking their subversive art mainstream.[3][4]

In 2010, Lee created, wrote and directed The Clinic, a Hulu comedy series about a marijuana dispensary.[5][6] Lee directed Road To Brooklyn, a documentary series executive produced by Jay-Z, which chronicled the story of the Brooklyn Nets relocating from New Jersey to Brooklyn; the series was a 2013 Webby Awards honoree.[7][8] He directed the documentaries Midnight in Juarez and Skate or Die, the latter of which was inducted into the Smithsonian Institution; he also directed Roll on Rockaway, which was a 2014 Webby Awards honoree.[9][10] Lee has also directed the Nissan-branded ESPN series With Dad featuring Clay Matthews Jr., which won the 2015 Cynop[11] sis Best Branded Web Series award.[3][12] His television series, After The Raves, which documents the history of dance music with Tommie Sunshine, is currently airing on Red Bull TV.[13][14][15] Lee also directed the .[16] Lee is working on Public Disturbance, a feature comedy he directed and produced for Lionsgate that stars Mike Tyson, Skyler Samuels, Amber Stevens West, Bobby Lee, Dillon Francis, and The Janoskians.[17][18][19]

Lee was featured in Paper Magazine's March 2007 Beautiful People issue.[20] In 2008, the Korean Film Council named Lee the recipient of the Best Project Award, along with a cash grant for his feature film script, Winter War.[4][21] Lee is the principal of production company Calico.[3][22]

• Danny Lee at IMDb