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Abraham Lim
Alma materNew 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 Directors 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]

Early life and education

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Lim grew up in Overland Park, Kansas. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he earned both his BFA and MFA in film. During his graduate studies, his MFA thesis film Fly was selected for NYU's First Run Film Festival[5][6].

Career

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Lim made his directorial debut in 2000 with Roads and Bridges, which was executive produced by Robert Altman[7][8]. The film screened at several major festivals including the St. Louis International Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, and Los Angeles Independent Film Festival[9][10][11].

His 2003 short film Toy was selected for the Sundance Film Festival[12]. In 2005, Lim received a grant from the NAATA media fund, and his screenplay Hong Kong Hero was chosen for the Tribeca All Access Connects program at the Tribeca Film Festival[13].

In 2006, Lim directed The Achievers, which was featured in Project Greenlight[14]. That same year, he was named a fellow at the University of Hawaiʻi's Academy for Creative Media[15].

His 2010 film God is D_ad follows young adults on a journey to a comic convention in the late 1980s. The film earned critical recognition, winning Best Feature at both the Korean Film Festival of Los Angeles and Phoenix Fan Fusion. It was also selected for screening at prestigious venues including the International Film Festival of India and the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival[16][17][18].

In 2021, Lim released the documentary Shifting: Journeys Through Antarctica, which premiered at the St. Louis International Film Festival[19]. The film was selected as the closing night film at the Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY) in 2023[20].

Filmography

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Director

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  • Roads and Bridges (2000)
  • Fists of Cheese (2002)[21]
  • The Achievers (2006)
  • God is D_ad (2010)
  • Where Is Wang Hao? (2015)[22]
  • Shifting: Journeys Through Antarctica (2021)

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Matsumoto, Jon (April 24, 2000). "Roads and Bridges". Variety. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "Tribeca Film Institute: Abraham Lim". Tribeca Film Institute. Retrieved April 22, 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. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Sundance Shorts Revealed". Film Threat. December 10, 2002. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  13. ^ "29 Projects On Tap for Tribeca Program Aimed at Supporting Filmmakers of Color". IndieWire. March 28, 2005. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  14. ^ Harvey, Dennis (March 26, 2006). "The Achievers". Variety. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "UH Academy for Creative Media and Korean filmmaker partners select first screenwriting fellows". University of Hawaiʻi. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  16. ^ "KOFFLA awards prize to God is D_ad". HanCinema. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  17. ^ "IFFI 2010 : Digital Films at IFFI". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  18. ^ "God is D_ad". Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  19. ^ "Shifting: Journeys Through Antarctica". Cinema St. Louis. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  20. ^ "KAFFNY 2023 Program". Korean American Film Festival New York. 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  21. ^ "Fists of Cheese". Film Threat. March 19, 2003. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  22. ^ Abraham Lincoln Lim at IMDb
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