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BIOGRAPHY

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KAREN LAM

Karen has worked full-time in the film and television industry since 2000. Starting her career as a producer and entertainment lawyer, Karen has since written and directed eight short films, two music videos, series directed a true-crime documentary series for Investigation Discovery (US), a web series “Mythos” (2015) created for TELUS, and three feature films -- “Stained” (2010), “Evangeline” (2013) and “The Curse of Willow Song” (2020), which premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival in September 2020.  The film won Best British Columbia Feature Film and Karen received a Best Director award at the British Columbia Leo Awards for her work.  Karen has also written television scripts for SYFY and Netflix on the series Van Helsing and Ghost Wars.

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FILMOGRAPHY

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“Anybody’s Daughter” music video – Ophelia Falling
2020 - Director

Music Video

The song is featured in our upcoming feature film “The Curse of Willow Song”.

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THE CURSE OF WILLOW SONG
2020 - Writer / Director

Feature Film

(view trailer)

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SANDRA OH, INSPIRATION
2019 - Writer / Director

Short Film

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VAN HELSING
2016 - Story Editor

TV Series (Season 1) NETFLIX

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MY VINTAGE
2015 - Director

TV Series – music doc

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MYTHOS
2015 - Writer / Director

Web Series

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BLACK IS THE COLOUR
2013 - Director

Music Video

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STALLED
2013 - Director

Short Film

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VERY BAD MEN
2012 - Series Director

TV Series – true crime NETFLIX

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DOLL PARTS
2011 - Writer / Director

Short Film

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THE CABINET
2007 - Writer / Director

 Short Film​

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GHOST WARS
2017 - Story Editor / Writer

TV Series (Season 1) NETFLIX

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NEEDLE TIME
2015 - Director

TV Series – music doc

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CHIRAL
2015 - Writer / Director

Short Film

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EVANGELINE
2014 - Writer / Director

Feature Film

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THE PIT: A STUDY IN HORROR
2013 - Co-Director

Short Film

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THE MEETING
2013 - Writer / Director

Short Film

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THE STOLEN
2012 - Writer / Director

Short Film

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STAINED
2010 - Writer / Director

Feature Film

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