ILA’s new creative director, Melissa Lee, co-creates programs that unite creativity, technology and community, supporting ILA’s role as a pioneering venue for multi-faceted immersive experiences. Here, she shares her favourite things in life.

Describe the best day of your life.

From a career perspective, it was watching the raw footage from my first-ever shoot at university and realising I’d found my path.

What brings you joy in life?

Dancing to a great song. Watching a film that shifts your world. Witnessing random acts of kindness by strangers. Traveling to new places. Spending time with friends who love you for you.

Best advice you’ve been given?

My mother always told me, ‘nunchi bwa.’ In Korean it means ‘read the room’— don’t just listen to words. Pay attention to what’s unsaid i

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