multi-award winning genre director you can also see her in the cast of Alejandro Inarritu's Oscar-winner CARNE Y ARENA
Selected as one of the top 5 new filmmakers by the prestigious Asian-American Film Lab and New York Women in Film and Television, for her 2012 directorial debut THE WEDDING, TOY LEI is a multi-talented director, actor, fight choreographer and swordswoman. As a director, Lei has worked with Emmy award-winning cast and crew, and has won multiple Film, Best Actress, Best Action, Best Stunts awards across the breadth of her projects. She has screened at prestigious festivals such as Etheria and San Diego Comic-con. In 2019 her feature-length script of BOXER was a semifinalist at the iconic Austin Film Fest. In addition, in 2019, she attended the highly selective NYWIFT FS2P directing program in New York, and is moments away from completing MOON, a film supported by the Women in Media CAMERAderie production lab. As an actor, she can be seen in Alejandro Inarritu's Oscar-winning CARNE y ARENA. Lei is a proud mom to her puffy white dog, Wilfred.
  • Writer (13 Credits)
    Boxer (feature)
    Screenplay
    Boxer Trailer
    Fighter
    Short Script
    Moon (the script)
    Short Script
    Real Women (script)
    Short Script
    Charlie2025
    Short
    Tin Hat Fred2024
    Short
    Moon2022
    Short
    The Numbers Game: General Products 1 (ep. 101)2019
    Web / New Media
    How To Get Caught2017
    Short
    Boxer2015
    Short
    Boxer (plus feature materials)2015
    Short
    The Wedding2012
    Short
  • Director (10 Credits)
    Boxer Trailer
    Charlie2025
    Short
    Tin Hat Fred2024
    Short
    Moon2022
    Short
    TOY LEI – TIFF FILMMAKER LAB – 20222022
    Feature
    The Numbers Game: General Products 1 (ep. 101)2019
    Web / New Media
    How To Get Caught2017
    Short
    Boxer2015
    Short
    Boxer (plus feature materials)2015
    Short
    The Wedding2012
    Short
  • Acting (8 Credits)
    Boxer Trailer
    Charlie2025
    Short
    Tin Hat Fred2024
    Short
    The Numbers Game: General Products 1 (ep. 101)2019
    Web / New Media
    How To Get Caught2017
    Short
    Boxer2015
    Short
    Boxer (plus feature materials)2015
    Short
    The Wedding2012
    Short
  • Producer (6 Credits)
    Boxer Trailer
    Tin Hat Fred2024
    Short
    Moon2022
    Short
    How To Get Caught2017
    Short
    Boxer2015
    Short
    The Wedding2012
    Short
Bobby Moresco Best Screenplay Award
Boxer (feature)
AMT international film festival
new york, ny
2025
Best Sound Design, Independent Spirit Award
Moon
Idyllwild film fest
idyllwild, ca
2024
Best Female Director
Moon
Borrego Springs Film Festival
borrego springs, ca
2024
Best Director
Moon
Wyoming Intl Film Fest
cheyenne, wy
2024
Best Magical Realism, Best Originality/Creativity
Moon
Simi Film Fest
simi valley
2023
finalist
Moon
NASA Cinespace competition
houston, texas
2022
short screenplay - quarterfinalist
Moon
Hollyshorts
los angeles, ca
2021
Finalist
Moon (the script)
Women in Media CAMERAderie
los angeles
2020
3rd place, Best Unproduced Short
Fighter
Filmquest
Utah
2017
Semifinalist
Boxer (feature)
austin film festival
austin, tx
2017
Best action
Boxer
Etheria Film Night
los angeles, ca
2016
Award of Merit, Short Film
How To Get Caught
Best Shorts Competition
los angeles
2016
Award of Merit, Lead Actress
How To Get Caught
Best Shorts Competition
los angeles
2016
best action
Boxer (plus feature materials)
etheria film night
los angeles
2016
Grand Prize, Best Actress, Best Action Film
Boxer
Asian American Film 2015 72-hr Shootout
new york, new york
2015
Award of merit: short film, women filmmakers, leading actress
Boxer
The Accolade Competition
california
2015
Top 5 Women Filmmakers
The Wedding
Asian American Film Lab Shootout
new york
2012
Special Achievement Prize, Stunts and Fight Choreography
Boxer
Maverick Movie Award
los angeles
Current City
los angeles
Hometown
new york
Gender
Female
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
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multi-award winning genre director you can also see her in the cast of Alejandro Inarritu's Oscar-winner CARNE Y ARENA
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