Articles & Awards
on Alyx Lee
"Alexandra Lee isn’t just a filmmaker. The 18-year-old senior from Yorba Linda High School also played the leading role in a film she wrote and directed, “Inside of Hope,” a moving semi-autobiographical story about a teenage girl who struggles with an eating disorder." - Paul Hodgins
Filmmaker of the Year - Inside of Hope
Orange County Film Festival
At the 2018, annual, Orange County Film Festival, Alex (Alyx) Lee was awarded Filmmaker of the Year for her many outstanding contributions. Creating her short film, Inside of Hope (2018), her anchoring/hosting for 2016-2018, and her leadership as the co-producer of her school's broadcast Mustang Mix.
Best Story - Narrative (Inside of Hope)
Best Short Film (Inside of Hope)
Orange County Film Festival
At the Orange County Film Festival, Alex (Alyx) Lee was awarded Best Story for her screenwriting for Inside of Hope (2018). Additionally, she was also acknowledged for her creation of the film Inside of Hope as Best Short Film.
Orange County Register:
Past Artist of the Year contestants: Where are they now?
As we celebrate the tenth year of honoring high school arts students through the Artist of the Year program, we wanted to reach out to our past honorees to find out what they are doing now and how the program impacted each of them.
