Meet... Karen Lam
I am privileged, for the past several years, to photograph the Women in Film and Television Vancouver's Spotlight award winners. Established in 1999, the Spotlight Awards™ have brought together the BC Film community to celebrate the outstanding achievements of BC women in screen-based media. I look forward to meeting and working with the winners to create images which will be used on the actual award and during the presentation. I thought I would introduce you to a few of the award winners over the next week as part of my 'Meet...' series.Meet... Karen LamI first met Karen at last year's Women in Film Festival. She was on a panel that was discussing getting distribution for films. I loved what she had to say, and how she said it, no beating around the bush with Karen. I thought right then that I wanted to photograph her. I was delighted when I saw she was winning an award this year. We had an absolute blast creating the images.
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[/twocol_one_last]What do I do? Director, writer and erstwhile producer of arthouse horror films. Please don't send me the next installment of Saw and expect me to like it.
Why? I love to tell stories, and I love strong visuals, especially if they're a little macabre. I like freaking myself out, and if I can take people along for the ride, even better.Who/what inspires me? I'm driven by some sort of internal rage, and morbid curiosity towards the darker things in life. I'm inspired by art and films: my current obsession is Stanley Kubrick and i can't stop listening to the Clockwork Orange soundtrack. Also, I have some incredibly gifted friends and colleagues I work with: they inspire me every day.
