Map of the Stars — JOYCE LEE | Photography | Los Angeles | NYC

Map of the Stars is my first short film which I wrote and directed. It premiered on April 3, 2025 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA as an Official Selection at the Beverly Hills Film Festival. It was followed by a screening on April 5, 2025 at the Laemmle Noho 7 in North Hollywood, CA as an Official Selection at the Pasadena Film Festival.

Set in Los Angeles, California in the 1960’s, MAP OF THE STARS is a short film which follows Stella, who dreams of Hollywood stardom. She spends mornings visiting celebrity homes found in her souvenir Map of the Stars guidebook before heading to work as a secretary. One day, she secretly writes to the fabled director Cecil B. DeMille. She then goes down a rabbit hole where her aspirations of becoming an actress are finally realized. Or are they?