Filmmaker based in Toronto.
Formerly a swimmer, now chasing a different kind of freedom.

Hwi (Yedam Lee) is a Toronto-based filmmaker specializing in cinematic work that captures people at their most unguarded. Born in Seoul and raised in Vancouver, she brings a particular sensitivity to questions of identity, movement, and what it means to belong.

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A former elite swimmer and BC provincial representative, Hwi set multiple provincial records before pursuing a degree in Kinesiology at the University of Toronto. The discipline of sport and the study of human movement remain central to how she approaches the frame.

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Since 2024, her work has been guided by a single belief: that most people have never seen themselves the way a camera can. As a queer filmmaker, she is drawn to the parts of people that go unseen, the details that flicker at the edges, the beauty people carry without knowing it.