Abraham Lim (filmmaker)

Abraham Lincoln Lim is an American film director, actor, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for directing, writing, and acting in the 2000 film Roads and Bridges.[2]

This article is about the filmmaker. For the actor, see Abraham Lim (actor).

Abraham Lim
Alma materNew York University (BFA, MFA)[1]
School of Visual Arts
University of Kansas
Occupation
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • editor
Years active1993–present

Career

Lim earned a BFA and an MFA in film from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[1] During his studies, he worked as an editor and director of music videos at Riviera Films, as well as working for National Video Center and Betelgeuse, some of the top editing houses in New York.[3]

In 1997 the film he produced for his MFA thesis, Fly, garnered several awards at NYU's First Run Film Festival for best directing, acting, editing, and cinematography.[1] The film was later invited to the Directors Guild of America screening. Director Robert Altman saw Fly and invited Lim to Los Angeles to meet. After their meeting at the mixing session of The Gingerbread Man, Altman hired Lim to edit Cookie's Fortune.[4] Lim then went on to partner with Altman by editing Killer App, a Fox TV pilot written by Garry Trudeau.

Lim made his directorial, writing, and acting debut with the feature film Roads and Bridges (2000).[5] It centers on a friendship between a Chinese man and a Black man in Kansas, inspired by Lim's experience with a road crew in his youth.[6] Altman was one of the executive producers.[2][7][8] The film was featured at many festivals, including the St. Louis International Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, and Los Angeles Independent Film Festival, where it made its world premiere.[9][10][11]

In 2002, Lim was part of Fox Searchlight’s Searchlab, a program for emerging directors. Toy, his short film about a Los Angeles sex worker, was selected to screen at Sundance Film Festival in 2003.[12] Lim's screenplay The Achievers was a finalist for HBO’s Project Greenlight.[1] The Achievers is a 2006 film he directed, starring Akie Kotabe, Dave Lee and Samantha Quan.[13] In 2005, Lim won a grant from the NAATA media fund, which was founded to support Asian-American filmmakers, and his script Hong Kong Hero was selected for participation in Tribeca All Access Connects, an initiative of the Tribeca Film Festival to showcase screenwriters of color.[1][14] In 2006, Lim was selected to participate in the Korean Film Council and the University of Hawaiʻi's Academy for Creative Media inaugural KOFIC Filmmakers Development Lab for screenwriting.[15]

In 2010, Lim directed God is D ad, a road movie about young adults going to a comic convention in the late 1980s.[16] The film won Best Feature at the Korean Film Festival of Los Angeles and Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly Phoenix Comic Con) and was also featured at the International Film Festival of India and the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.[17][18][19] In 2013, Lim produced and directed a pilot for Spike TV featuring Quinton Jackson.[20] In 2017, Lim's coming-of-age road movie Where is Wang Hao? premiered at the Golden Sun Film Awards Festival and was released on a Chinese internet movie channel.[21]

Personal life

Lim's parents immigrated to the United States from Korea in the 1950s. He grew up in Overland Park, Kansas in the 1970s.[2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Hyper Conscious Editor Short film
1998 Fly Director, producer, screenwriter, editor Short film
1998 Cookie's Fortune Editor
2000 More Dogs than Bones Editor
2001 Roads and Bridges Director, executive producer, producer, casting, screenplay, editor, production designer, actor
2002 Iron Palm Editor
2002 Fists of Cheese[22] Director, producer, screenwriter, editor
2003 Toy Director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor Short film
2003 Home Editor Short film
2004 Joy Road Editor
2006 Sueños binacionales Editor Short film
2006 The Achievers Director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor
2010 God is D ad Director, screenwriter, executive producer, editor, actor
2017 Where is Wang Hao? Director, screenwriter, producer, editor
2020 L'Enfant et le poulpe[23] Special Thanks Short film
2021 Shifting: Journeys Through Antarctica[24] Director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor

Music videos
Year Title Role Notes
1992 "Ill-Neglect", Brutal Truth Director
1993 "Funk (Remix)", The Coup Director, cinematographer, editor
1993 "That's What Love Can Do", Boy Krazy Director, producer, editor
1993 "Funky Child", Lords of the Underground[25] Director, screenwriter, editor
1994 "Props Over Here", The Beatnuts Director, screenwriter, editor
1994 "Proceed", The Roots[26] Director

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1996 MTV News: Unfiltered Editor Episode 109: "A Hairy Situation/Is It 'Right To Bear Arms'?/Pursuit of Happiness"
1999 Killer App Editor Pilot
2002 Senior Year Editor 2 episodes

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
1997First Run Film FestivalOutstanding Student Achievement - DirectingFlyWon
Outstanding Student Achievement - EditingWon
2001San Diego Asian Film FestivalBest Narrative FeatureRoads and BridgesWon[27]
KAN Film FestivalBest FilmWon
Cinemanila International Film FestivalGrand Jury PrizeWon
Toronto ReelWorld Film FestivalInternational CompetitionWon
2010Phoenix Comicon Film FestivalBest FeatureGod is D adWon
Best Ensemble CastWon
Korean Film Festival in Los AngelesBest Korean-American Feature FilmWon[28]
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival[29]Best of NarrativeNominated

References
  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. "Filmlook Inc. Newsletter" (PDF). Filmlook, Inc. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. Barron, James (June 11, 2000). "SPOTLIGHT; City Film Festival Without the Crowds". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Shen, Ted (April 19, 2001). "Roads and Bridges". Chicago Reader. Retrieved February 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Matsumoto, Jon (April 24, 2000). "Roads and Bridges". Variety. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. 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. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  12. "Sundance Shorts Revealed". Film Threat. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  13. Harvey, Dennis (March 26, 2006). "The Achievers". Variety. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  14. "29 Projects On Tap for Tribeca Program Aimed at Supporting Filmmakers of Color". IndieWire. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  15. "UH Academy for Creative Media and Korean filmmaker partners select first screenwriting fellows". University of Hawaiʻi. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  16. "Interview: Abraham Lim (Director of God Is D_ad)". Amadeuz Christ. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  17. "KOFFLA awards prize to God is D_ad". HanCinema. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  18. "IFFI 2010 : Digital Films at IFFI". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  19. "God is D_ad". Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  20. "DIRECTOR/CAMERA: Rampage Jackson TV pilot". YouTube. July 24, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  21. "Where is Wang Hao". World Film Presentation. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  22. "Fists of Cheese". Film Threat. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  23. "L'Enfant et le poulpe". UniFrance. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  24. "DIRECTOR/CAMERA: Shifting: Journey To Antarctica- An interview with Lim Young Kyun". YouTube. May 8, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  25. "Funky Child (1993) by Lords Of The Underground". The Internet Music Video Database. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  26. "The Roots – Phrenology". Discogs. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  27. "IFFI 2010 : Digital Films at IFFI". Festival Awards - Pacific Art Movement. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  28. "KOFFLA 2010's winning feature GOD IS D_AD to play at LAAPFF". KOFFLA Blog!. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  29. Loden, Frank (March 7, 2001). "Zoom Lens". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
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