[2] She originally wanted to be a journalist, but after interviewing sex workers in South Korea, she realized that she could tell better stories through film.

[3] Her first short, Girl Meets Boy was, according to Lee, a two-minute "response to those who have questioned my ability to speak loudly and in English".

[5] Barrier Device, her master's thesis, stars Sandra Oh and won a silver medal at the 29th Student Academy Awards.

A mockumentary about zombie civil rights in Los Angeles, it satirized her earlier experience with documentary films.

[9] Janeane from Des Moines, released in 2012, is about a conservative housewife who attends the 2012 Republican Party primary in Iowa.