Abraham Lincoln Lim
{{short description|American filmmaker}}
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| alma_mater = New York University{{Cite web|url= https://www.tfiny.org/filmmakers/detail/abraham_lim|title= Tribeca Film Institute: Abraham Lim |work=Tribeca Film Institute|language=en-US|access-date=2021-04-22}}
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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).{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/on-film-a-raw-look-at-racism-turns-heads--away/Content?oid=904269 |title=On Film: a raw look at racism turn heads--away |author=Jepsen, Cara |date=April 19, 2001 |website=Chicago Reader |access-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129123456/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/on-film-a-raw-look-at-racism-turns-heads--away/Content?oid=904269 |archive-date=November 29, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/roads-and-bridges/Content?oid=904270 |title=Roads and Bridges |author=Shen, Ted |date=April 19, 2001 |website=Chicago Reader |access-date=February 2, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/roads-and-bridges-1117781234/ |title=Roads and Bridges |author=Matsumoto, Jon |date=April 24, 2000 |website=Variety |access-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020123456/https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/roads-and-bridges-1117781234/ |archive-date=October 20, 2018}}
Early life and education
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/abraham-lim |title=Tribeca Film Institute: Abraham Lim |website=Tribeca Film Institute |access-date=April 22, 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/11/nyregion/spotlight-city-film-festival-without-the-crowds.html |title=SPOTLIGHT; City Film Festival Without the Crowds |author=Barron, James |date=June 11, 2000 |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 23, 2021}}
Career
Lim made his directorial debut in 2000 with Roads and Bridges, which was executive produced by Robert Altman.{{cite web |url=https://www.dailynorthwestern.com/2003/02/11/archive-manual/taking-the-road-less-traveled/ |title=Taking the 'Road' less traveled |author=TryBula, Tonya |date=February 12, 2003 |website=The Daily Northwestern |access-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020123456/https://www.dailynorthwestern.com/2003/02/11/archive-manual/taking-the-road-less-traveled/ |archive-date=October 20, 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Gladiator-Crowe-Has-His-Guard-Up-Star-attends-2938563.php |title='Gladiator' Crowe Has His Guard Up / Star attends ShoWest despite kidnap threat |author=Stein, Ruthie |date=March 9, 2001 |website=SFGate |access-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821123456/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Gladiator-Crowe-Has-His-Guard-Up-Star-attends-2938563.php |archive-date=August 21, 2020}} The film screened at several major festivals including the St. Louis International Film Festival, Hamptons International Film Festival, and Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.{{cite web |url=https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/st-louis-intl-film-festival-the-tivoli-theatre/ |title=St. Louis Int'l Film Festival: The Tivolo Theatre |author=Gore, Chris |date=November 19, 2001 |website=Film Threat |access-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927123456/https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/st-louis-intl-film-festival-the-tivoli-theatre/ |archive-date=September 27, 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/08/nyregion/for-hamptons-films-a-global-perspective.html |title=For Hamptons Films, A Global Perspective |author=Weinreich, Regina |date=October 8, 2000 |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722123456/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/08/nyregion/for-hamptons-films-a-global-perspective.html |archive-date=July 22, 2010}}{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2000/03/festivals-laiff-unveils-2000-lineup-of-fewer-stars-and-more-regional-work-festival-decided-to-try-something-different-82135/ |title=FESTIVALS: LAIFF Unveils 2000 Lineup of Fewer Stars and More Regional Work; Festival Decided to "Try Something Different" |website=IndieWire |date=March 8, 2000 |access-date=April 29, 2021}}
His 2003 short film Toy was selected for the Sundance Film Festival.{{cite web |url=https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/sundance-shorts-revealed/ |title=Sundance Shorts Revealed |website=Film Threat |date=December 10, 2002 |access-date=April 23, 2021}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2005/03/29-projects-on-tap-for-tribeca-program-aimed-at-supporting-filmmakers-of-color-77581/ |title=29 Projects On Tap for Tribeca Program Aimed at Supporting Filmmakers of Color |website=IndieWire |date=March 28, 2005 |access-date=April 29, 2021}}
In 2006, Lim directed The Achievers, which was featured in Project Greenlight.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/the-achievers-1200516234/ |title=The Achievers |author=Harvey, Dennis |date=March 26, 2006 |website=Variety |access-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929123456/https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/the-achievers-1200516234/ |archive-date=September 29, 2013}} That same year, he was named a fellow at the University of Hawaii's Academy for Creative Media.{{cite web |url=https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2006/07/15/uh-academy-for-creative-media-and-korean-filmmaker-partners-select-first-screenwriting-fellows/ |title=UH Academy for Creative Media and Korean filmmaker partners select first screenwriting fellows |website=University of Hawaii |access-date=April 23, 2021}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.hancinema.net/koffla-awards-prize-to-god-is-d-ad-31245.html |title=KOFFLA awards prize to God is D_ad |website=HanCinema |access-date=April 23, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1234567 |title=IFFI 2010 : Digital Films at IFFI |website=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |access-date=April 23, 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pifan.com/eng/program/film_view.asp?idx=1234 |title=God is D_ad |website=Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival |access-date=April 23, 2021}}
In 2021, Lim released the documentary Shifting: Journeys Through Antarctica, which premiered at the St. Louis International Film Festival.{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127233348/https://cinemastlouis.org/sliff/shifting-journeys-through-antarctica |title=Shifting: Journeys Through Antarctica |website=Cinema St. Louis |access-date=April 23, 2021}} The film was selected as the closing night film at the Korean American Film Festival New York (KAFFNY) in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://kaffny.org/kaffny-2023-program/ |title=KAFFNY 2023 Program |website=Korean American Film Festival New York |date=2023 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}
Filmography
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- Roads and Bridges (2000)
- Fists of Cheese (2002){{cite web |url=https://filmthreat.com/uncategorized/fists-of-cheese/ |title=Fists of Cheese |website=Film Threat |date=March 19, 2003 |access-date=April 23, 2021}}
- The Achievers (2006)
- God is D_ad (2010)
- Where Is Wang Hao? (2015){{IMDb title|id=4567890}}
- Shifting: Journeys Through Antarctica (2021)
References
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External links
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Category:People from Overland Park, Kansas
Category:American male actors of Korean descent
Category:American film directors of Korean descent
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)