Aisling Chin-Yee

Aisling Chin-Yee (born 1982)[1] is a Canadian film director, writer and producer, based in Montreal and Los Angeles.[2][3] In addition to her work as a producer, Chin-Yee directed the 2019 film, The Rest of Us.[4]

Aisling Chin-Yee
Born1982 (age 37–38)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
NationalityCanadian
Other namesAsh Chin-Yee
OccupationProducer
Director
Writer
Years active2008-present

Early life and education

Chin-Yee was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

In 2004, Chin-Yee graduated from Concordia University with a degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Film Studies, concentrating in film production, theory, and analysis.[5]

Career

In 2006, Chin-Yee started her career as associate producer at the National Film Board of Canada. In 2010, she joined Prospector Films as producer.[6]

Her short film, Sound Asleep (2014), premiered at Lucerne International Film Festival. In 2015, her documentary film, Synesthesia, won best short documentary at the Crossroads Film Festival.[7] she co-created the #AfterMeToo movement in 2017 along with Mia Kirshner and Freya Ravensbergen that consisted of a symposium, a report, and fund in partnership with the Canadian Women's Foundation.[8][9]

Chin-Yee's directorial debut feature film, The Rest of Us, starring Heather Graham, Sophie Nélisse and Jodi Balfour, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[10] She was nominated for best feature film editing by the Canadian Cinema Editors in 2020.[11] In 2020, she is co-directing with Chase Joynt, the documentary feature film about Billy Tipton, a transgender American jazz musician.[12]

She is represented by William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) and Elevate Entertainment.[13]

Filmography
Year Title Writer Director Producer Note
2008 Three Mothers Y Short Film
2012 Sorry, Rabbi Y Short Film
2013 Last Woman Standing Y Short Film
2013 Rhymes for Young Ghouls Y Feature Film
2014 Sound Asleep Y Y Y Short Film
2015 The Saver Y Feature Film
2016 Inside These Walls Y Documentary
2017 Synesthesia Y Y Y Documentary
2017 Lost Generation Y 9 episodes
2019 The Rest of Us Y Editor, Feature Film
2020 No Ordinary Man Y Y Documentary; codirector with Chase Joynt
gollark: Systems have no intentions. People in them might, and the designers probably did, and the designers also likely claimed some intention, and people also probably ascribe some to them. But that doesn't mean that the system itself "wants" to do any of those.
gollark: I think you could reasonably argue that it's better to respect institutions than ignore them because it's better for social cohesion/stability, but I don't agree that you should respect them because they're meant to be fair and because you can always get them to fix problems you experience if this isn't actually true.
gollark: If the fire extinguisher actually explodes when used to put out fires, it would be a bad fire extinguisher even if the designers talk about how good it is and how many fires it can remove.
gollark: We should be evaluating it on how well it does what we want it to, not how well the designers *claim it does*.
gollark: Oh, right.

References
  1. "Chin-Yee, Aisling, 1982-". Virtual International Authority File (VIAF). Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. "Aisling Chin-Yee on Her Directorial Feature Debut 'The Rest of Us'". variety.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  3. "'The Rest Of Us' Director Aisling Chin-Yee Talks About Tackling The Stereotype Of 'The Other Woman' – Toronto Studio". deadline.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  4. "'The Rest of Us': Film Review - Palm Springs 2020". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. "Aisling Chin-Yee" (PDF). Fluent Films. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. "Sound Asleep". nsi-canada.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  7. "Aisling Chin-Yee". filmfatales.org. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  8. "Ottawa teams with #AfterMeToo on sexual harassment initiative". nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  9. "#AfterMeToo: What Canada is doing to help protect women in the workplace". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  10. "The Rest of Us". tiff.net. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  11. "Nominees for the 10th Annual CCE Awards". cceditors.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  12. "Catch a rising star: These Montreal artists are poised to start the decade with a splash". montrealgazette.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  13. "Jovanka Vuckovic & Carly Usdin Sign With CAA; Aisling Chin-Yee Inks With WME". deadline.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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