Iara Lee (Ponta Grossa, Brazil, 1966) is a Brazilian film producer, director and activist of Korean descent who works mainly in the Middle East and Africa.
[19][20] In 2015, Lee released K2 and the Invisible Footmen (2015),[9] which documents the unsung efforts of the indigenous porters who for decades have facilitated the ascent of the Earth's second-highest mountain.
She also launched a short film series called Dispatches from Malawi,[22] starting with a music video for "Better Must Come," a song by Ishan Cyapital featuring Teebz.
For example, she helped produce Iranian rapper Hichkas' "Ye Mosht Sarbaz (A Bunch of Soldiers)" music video,[24] which was directed and edited by Fred Khoshtinat.
[25] Lee has also actively supported indigenous and civil society campaigns to prevent the construction of the Belo Monte mega-dam on the Xingu river, a major tributary of the Amazon in Brazil.
[27] In 2020, Lee launched the Cultures of Resistance Awards, aimed at supporting creative activism, artistic expression, and other socially minded-endeavors, particularly in the global South.