Born and raised in Richmond, BC, Jamie Lam is an emerging director, writer, and filmmaker.
A second-generation immigrant, she identifies as a Third-Culture kid having grown up on a mix of TVB Hong Kong dramas and YTV cartoons.
Her latest short film, "The Mess We're In" won several awards including “Best of BC” at the 2023 Chilliwack Independent Film Festival, and is now available on CBC Gem as a part of Season 17 of CBC Short Film Face Off.
Jamie’s short films have played at various festivals, including TIFF Next Wave, St. John's International Women's Film Festival, and New York Shorts International Film Festival. She is an alumna of VIFF Catalyst, Arts Club’s LEAP Playwriting Intensive and Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre's MSG Lab.
Her work aims to explore the nuances in how human connection is pursued, built, or undone.
She strives to contribute to the landscape of media as a woman of colour focused on fostering empathy and understanding.
Jamie is privileged to live, work, and play on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.