Alex Lee is a Kiwi of Malaysian Chinese heritage and Co-Founder and Director of the Documentary New Zealand Trust, which delivers the Oscar®-qualifying Doc Edge International Film Festival, Doc Edge Forum, Pitch, and XR Exhibition. A former Chair of Film Auckland and past Head of Performing & Screen Arts at Unitec, he has strengthened New Zealand’s global screen presence and cultural exchange. As a filmmaker, he produced the acclaimed feature documentary Hip Hop-eration and is producing New Zealand Film Commission-supported documentaries and international co-productions worldwide.

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Doc Edge is New Zealand’s national documentary organisation and home to an Academy Awards®–qualifying international documentary festival. Founded in 2005, Doc Edge champions bold, diverse, and socially engaged non-fiction storytelling from Aotearoa and the Asia-Pacific to the world. Through its annual festival, industry forum, immersive exhibitions, and year-round initiatives, Doc Edge supports documentary makers at every stage—connecting storytellers with audiences, markets, funders, and global partners—while fostering critical dialogue around truth, impact, and the power of documentary to shape understanding and change.