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 student director Leroy Lim. Mm2 Entertainment have opted to produce Lim's first full-length film. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Cast

Production

I Believe was produced with Lim's schoolmates, Nikko Koh and Dhinesh Ravichandran from LASALLE College of the Arts. Veteran filmmaker Wee Li Lin was the project mentor.

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