I Believe (film)

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I Believe
Directed byLeroy Lim
Written byDhinesh Ravichandran
Produced byNikko Koh May May
Starring
Edited byZulhairi
Release date
  • 20 May 2016 (2016-05-20)
Running time
16 minutes
CountrySingapore
LanguageEnglish

I Believe is a 2016 Singaporean short film directed by then 24-year-old student director Leroy Lim.

Contents

The short gave the director a chance at a full-length feature film. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Cast

Production

I Believe was produced in collaboration with Lim's schoolmates from LASALLE College of the Arts, Nikko Koh, 22, and Dhinesh Ravichandran, 25. Veteran female filmmaker Wee Li Lin acted as their mentor for this project.

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References

  1. Tan, Marguerita (4 November 2016). "Film student's short film to be produced into full length feature by mm2 Entertainment". Today . Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. "Why Leroy Lim is one to watch". Temasek Holdings . 10 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. "20/20: The Temasek Short Film Project Up close with BA(Hons) Film students – Leroy, Nikki and Dhinesh". LASALLE College of the Arts . 20 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. Goh, Constance (27 May 2016). "Actor Maxi Lim takes on autistic role for new short film". The New Paper . Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. "I Believe - Project 20/20". YouTube . 19 May 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.