A scene from Paying For It.
Lee writes about her experience making Paying For It, which is premiering at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.is a personal essay series where Canadian filmmakers tell the story of how their film was made. This TIFF 2024 edition by director Sook-Yin Lee focuses on her filmis a live-action movie adaptation of Chester Brown's graphic novel memoir. It's about a couple who agree to open up their relationship when the romantic side of it fades.
I assembled a cast and crew with sensitivity for the subject, which included working with non-actors who are my peers from independent art scenes. They are sex-positive musicians, performance artists, political activists, comedians and filmmakers. I made an impassioned plea to ACTRA explaining my casting choices. To my relief, ACTRA allowed me to move forward, provided I cast union actors for all the non–sex worker roles.
Through social media, I discovered Becca Willow Moss and Kitoko Mai, gifted filmmakers who deal with sex work in their own movies. Emotive musician Des Das Gupta appeared in my last two films, and stunning Dot Starkey caught my attention at the Ottawa Art Gallery.I was afraid to criticize the Iranian regime in my films — until my friend's mysterious death
Cinematographer Gayle Ye brought a focused camera team of artist-scientists, and mighty editor Anna Catley — Andrea Werhun's editor — pretty much demanded I work with her. Anna runs a feminist filmmaker's coven, so how could I resist?
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