EXCLUSIVE: Cindy Lee, director of the Oscar-nominated 2025 live-action brief The Final Ranger, has signed with Luber Roklin Leisure for administration.
The South African filmmaker’s The Final Ranger is impressed by the true story of Thandi, a rhino that survived a brutal assault, and the individuals who fought to save lots of her life. Set in opposition to the gorgeous backdrop of the Amakhala Sport Reserve, the movie follows Khuselwa (Avumile Qongqo), the reserve’s final remaining ranger, and her younger, would-be protégé Litha (Liyabona Mroqoza), as they’re caught up within the rhino-poaching disaster. The movie was co-written by David S. Lee, Darwin Shaw and Will Hawkes, with the latter two producing underneath their Six Toes Movies banner.
Most not too long ago, Lee directed The Morning After, a sequence chosen to display screen on the 2025 Berlinale, which earned her a nomination for Greatest Route on the Venice TV Awards. Beforehand, she directed the South African tv sequence Desert Rose, which introduced her a SAFTA nomination for Greatest Director. She has additionally beforehand helmed episodes of Showmax’s acclaimed authentic drama The Lady from St. Agnes and the drama sequence Sober Companion, for which she was nominated for her first SAFTA nomination for Greatest Director.
At current, Lee is connected to direct Blondie, a drama sequence a few single mom and stripper who should study to juggle her job, children, and the harmful prison terrain of Johannesburg, as she progressively transforms into the matriarch of an notorious crime household. Created and written by Sean Steinberg, the present is being produced by Adam Thal underneath The Star Movie Firm banner and Lucifer actress Lesley-Ann Brandt.
Born and raised in South Africa, Lee is the daughter of legendary South African agent and casting director, Moonyeenn Lee. Additionally an esteemed director of commercials, she continues to be repped by Moonyeenn Lee Associates and The Star Movie Firm.
