Lael started her career as Creative Affairs Executive at London's United British Artists Developments, founded by Harold Pinter, Glenda Jackson and Albert Finney, to develop projects for West End Theatre as well as television and feature films (The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne; Castaway; Windprints). Throughout the early 1990s, she spent seven years with Alliance Communications (now Alliance Atlantis),and as Vice President of Alliance Pictures. During her time at Alliance, she served as producer on Turning April (starring Tushka Bergen); as Executive Producer on The Boys Club (starring Chris Penn); and as executive producer of On My Own (starring Judy Davis). As President of Principia Productions in Vancouver, she has developed and produced documentary, dramatic and performing arts programs (The Overcoat).
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