LEE CHAMBERS has written, produced and directed many films over the last 20 years with executive support from 3 Academy Award winners, including Roger Corman. He guided over 2000 short films to completion as a College Film Professor in Canada.
Along with making films, Chambers is also a popular motivational speaker, panel moderator and juror at film festivals in the USA, Canada, Australia, England, Iraq and the Cayman Islands.
A double screenwriting nominee at the 2019 Northern Ontario Music & Film Awards. His work writing Hugh Jackman Saves the World won him Screenwriter of the year in 2012 and he was nominated for the Director's Guild of Canada Ontario Award for directing When Life Gives You Lemons in 2011. He recently won Best Director at the Asian Film Festival in Los Angeles in December 2019 for Copenhagen Road.
His directorial feature debut, The Pineville Heist is currently on release around the world via sales from Shoreline Entetainment and his Copenhagen Road short film launched at 30+ film festivals in 2019 - winning a dozen awards including 3 best film awards.
Next up, is the short film, The Devil Knows You're Dead currently in post-production - released fall 2020.
'Wicked Plans'
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lee Chambers
STARRING: Style Dayne, Elly Gerspacher, Devlin Horth & Paisley Betcher
GENRE: Comedy
STATUS: On release starting March 2022
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'HELL IN A HANDBASKET'
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lee Chambers
STARRING: Robert Bryn Mann & Hoyt Richards
GENRE: Comedy / SciFi / Horror
STATUS: On release
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60 FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
30 NOMINATIONS with
13 AWARDS including
7 for BEST FILM
“Hell in a Handbasket is icy horror with a timely edge."
CTV POP CULTURE & FILM CRITIC - RICHARD CROUSE
"Comedy, horror and suspense all within five minutes. Five Stars!"
CARTER LEE - HORRORMOVIESHUB.COM
"A humorous and strange tale. Chambers does a fantastic job creating what seems like a remote base in the Arctic. As a sort of sketch comedy, he has the timing down perfectly."
ALAN NG - FILM THREAT
"Loved it! Very witty. Dark, funny and timely -
Lee Chambers nailed it!”
SHERI & WOODY, Jack 94.5 RADIO HOSTS
"A darkly fun and very fast hit of much-needed entertainment"
INDYRED.COM
"Well crafted & entertaining"
UK FILM REVIEW
"Unexpected Fun!"
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"Hell in a Handbasket is beautifully shot -
It's awesome, fun and hysterical!"
KYLE. B. THOMPSON - PROGRAM DIRECTOR - FORT MYERS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
"Hell in a Handbasket" is so dark and funny in the worst way, I can't imagine there being a Covid-21 but now I'm dreading it, also -
super cool special effects!"
CAROLINA KING - FESTIVAL DIRECTOR - GEORGIA SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
'THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD'
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY: Lee Chambers
STARRING: Rogelio Camarillo Jr. & Vince Groulx
GENRE: Drama/Thriller
STATUS: On release
"Great. The story is solid with
characters that are well-characterized."
Dave Trottier - Author of the Screenwriting Bible & Executive Producer of 'The Devil Knows You're Dead'
'THE PINEVILLE HEIST'
DIRECTED BY: Lee Chambers
WRITTEN BY: Todd Gordon & Lee Chambers
GENRE: Thriller
STATUS: Selling worldwide by Shoreline Entertainment
After 55 film festivals/events, 70 nominations & 35 Awards the festival run and theatrical release via Cineplex is now complete. The movie is now available to buy, rent or stream in the USA and Canada via Amazon.com.Also available in another 30+ countries including the USA, UK, Ireland, Japan,Korea, France, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Phillipines, Brazil, Spain, Tunisia and the UAE.
Available to view in Canada on Bell Fibe, Amazon & Tubi
in Canada, US, UK, Germany & Japan
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Festivals & Events
DIRECTED BY: Lee Chambers
WRITTEN BY: Lee Chambers & Christina Sharpe
GENRE: Drama
Selected by over 45 film festivals around the world with 14 awards and nominations.
