Aisling Chin-Yee

Aisling Chin-Yee is a Canadian film director, writer and producer, based in Montreal and Los Angeles.[1][2] She is best known for her work on the film, The Rest of Us.[3]

Aisling Chin-Yee
Born
Halifax, Nova Scotia
OccupationDirector, Writer, Producer
Years active2008 - present

Life and career

Aisling was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She graduated from Concordia University. She started her career as associate producer at the National Film Board of Canada in 2006 and joined Prospector Films as producer in 2010.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7]

Aisling's directorial debut feature film, The Rest of Us, starring Heather Graham, Sophie Nélisse and Jodi Balfour, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.[8] She was nominated for best feature film editing by the Canadian Cinema Editors in 2020.[9] In 2020, she is co-directing with Chase Joynt, the documentary feature film about Billy Tipton, a transgender American jazz musician.[10] She is represented by William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME) and Elevate Entertainment.[11]

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

References
  1. "Aisling Chin-Yee on Her Directorial Feature Debut 'The Rest of Us'". variety.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. "'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.
  3. "'The Rest of Us': Film Review - Palm Springs 2020". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  4. "Sound Asleep". nsi-canada.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  5. "Aisling Chin-Yee". filmfatales.org. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  6. "Ottawa teams with #AfterMeToo on sexual harassment initiative". nowtoronto.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  7. "#AfterMeToo: What Canada is doing to help protect women in the workplace". globalnews.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  8. "The Rest of Us". tiff.net. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  9. "Nominees for the 10th Annual CCE Awards". cceditors.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  10. "Catch a rising star: These Montreal artists are poised to start the decade with a splash". montrealgazette.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  11. "Jovanka Vuckovic & Carly Usdin Sign With CAA; Aisling Chin-Yee Inks With WME". deadline.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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