Laurence Ly (Commissaire)

Laurence Ly - Curator

Of Cambodian and Vietnamese origin, Laurence Ly holds a master’s degree in cinema and moving image from UQAM and a diploma in directing from L’inis. He has directed the web series LES LAURIERS (2022) and the short films CORRESPONDANCE (2022) and LE PETIT PANIER À ROULETTES (2024), which have been shown at local and international festivals. His next short-film project, with the support of the CAC and CALQ, is LA NUIT DU CANTONNIER, a fantastical tale of a Chinese road-mender in 1939. He works as a producer, director and screenwriter, and curates and programs films for Festival Accès Asie.

Dédé Chen - (Commissaire)

Dédé Chen - Curator

Based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, Dédé Chen is an author and filmmaker interested in exploring the dynamics of filiation. She holds a degree in anthropology from Laval University and completed a master’s in international relations at the University of Beijing. Upon her return, she began developing a writing practice, blending poetics and politics, and focusing on themes such as sexual violence, the body as territory, and archival work. She co-edited Les Asiatitudes (2024), the first French-language anthology of authors descending from Asian diasporas in Quebec, and has published autofiction works in literary journals such as Le double de la mère in Moebius (2021), Femmage in Le Crachoir de Flaubert (2022), and Renasiance in Estuaire (2024). Her first short film, Papaya (2022), premiered at the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival, and was awarded the Prix du Coup de Coeur at the Festival Accès Asie, as well as an honorable mention at the Festival Filministes and the Vancouver Festival of Recorded Movement.

She feels a need to reconnect with her community of origin in the city and amplify the voices of adopted people. In 2021, she co-founded Soft Gong, the first French-speaking organization by and for adoptees from China.

Steven Lee (Programmateur invité)

Steven Lee - Guest Programmer

Steven Lee is a programmer for the Asian section of the Fantasia festival. He previously participated in the selection of short films for the HorrorHound festival. He has written film reviews for websites such as Montreal Rampage, Borrowing Tape, and Movie Marker. He has always had a personal goal of promoting Asian representation in film and music, while expressing his passion for Korean cinema.

My An (Soutien à la coordination)

My An - Coordination support

My An (she/her) is a creative writing student and professional spectator (according to Émilie Perreault). Her poetry explores women's anger, the legacy of immigrant families, and the joys of being a modern witch. She critiques theater from the perspective of a racialized feminist and promotes Asian artists in Quebec.