Abraham Lincoln Lim

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Abraham Lim
Alma mater New York University [1]
OccupationDirector
Years active1993–present

Abraham Lincoln Lim is an American film director, editor, and actor. His NYU thesis film "Fly" won recognition at the Haig Manoogian Director Guild of America screening, where it caught the attention of director Robert Altman, who later served as executive producer on Lim's debut feature Roads and Bridges (2000). [2] [3] [4]

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Early life and education

Lim attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where he completed his BFA and an MFA in film. [1] He grew up in Overland Park, Kansas in the 1970s. [5] For his MFA thesis, he worked on a film, named Fly, that was selected for the university's festival, First Run Film Festival. [1] [6]

Career

Lim made his film debut in 2000 when Roads and Bridges was released. [7] [8] Altman was one of the executive producers. [5] [9] [10] The film was included in festivals such as the St. Louis International Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, and Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. [11] [12] [13]

In 2003, his film, Toy, was selected to screen at Sundance Film Festival. [14]

In 2005, Lim received a grant from the NAATA media fund and his script Hong Kong Hero was selected for participation in Tribeca All Access Connects, which is part of the Tribeca Film Festival. [1] [15]

In 2006, The Achievers, a film directed by him, was included in the Project Greenlight. [1] [16] In the same year, he became a fellow of the University of Hawaiʻi's Academy for Creative Media. [17]

In 2010, Lim directed God is D ad , a road movie about young adults going to a comic convention in the late 1980s. [18] The film received Best Feature at the Korean Film Festival of Los Angeles and Phoenix Fan Fusion and was also included at the International Film Festival of India and the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. [19] [20] [21]

Filmography

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tribeca Film Institute: Abraham Lim". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  2. ↑ Jepsen, Cara (April 19, 2001). "On Film: a raw look at racism turn heads--away". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ Shen, Ted (April 19, 2001). "Roads and Bridges". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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  5. 1 2 Jepsen, Cara (April 19, 2001). "On Film: a raw look at racism turn heads--away". Chicago Reader . Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ Barron, James (June 11, 2000). "SPOTLIGHT; City Film Festival Without the Crowds". The New York Times . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  7. ↑ TryBula, Tonya (February 12, 2003). "Taking the 'Road' less traveled". The Daily Northwestern . Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  8. ↑ Stein, Ruthie (March 9, 2001). "'Gladiator' Crowe Has His Guard Up / Star attends ShoWest despite kidnap threat". SFGate . Archived from the original on August 21, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  9. ↑ Shen, Ted (April 19, 2001). "Roads and Bridges". Chicago Reader . Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  10. ↑ Matsumoto, Jon (April 24, 2000). "Roads and Bridges". Variety . Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  11. ↑ Gore, Chris (November 19, 2001). "St. Louis Int'l Film Festival: The Tivolo Theatre". Film Threat . Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ Weinreich, Regina (October 8, 2000). "For Hamptons Films, A Global Perspective". The New York Times . Archived from the original on July 22, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  13. ↑ "FESTIVALS: LAIFF Unveils 2000 Lineup of Fewer Stars and More Regional Work; Festival Decided to "Try Something Different"". IndieWire . March 8, 2000. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Sundance Shorts Revealed". Film Threat . December 10, 2002. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  15. ↑ "29 Projects On Tap for Tribeca Program Aimed at Supporting Filmmakers of Color". IndieWire . March 28, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  16. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (March 26, 2006). "The Achievers". Variety . Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  17. ↑ "UH Academy for Creative Media and Korean filmmaker partners select first screenwriting fellows". University of Hawaiʻi . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  18. ↑ "Interview: Abraham Lim (Director of God Is D_ad)". Amadeuz Christ. March 16, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  19. ↑ "KOFFLA awards prize to God is D_ad". HanCinema . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  20. ↑ "IFFI 2010 : Digital Films at IFFI". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  21. ↑ "God is D_ad". Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival . Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Fists of Cheese". Film Threat . March 19, 2003. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
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