Lee had his idea for his award-winning short film, Hood Bruthas, one and a half years prior to the death of Trayvonn Martin. His initial plans were to shoot a 5-minute sketch on a flip camera. It wasn't until 2012, when Lee was watching the news and witnessed Representative Bobby Rush being kicked off of the House of Representatives floor for wearing a hoodie in support of Trayvonn, that he decided to write the short film. Since, Lee has also written a full-feature titled, "HOOD.".