Shane Lim (林昱光, b. 1993) is a writer, photographer and filmmaker. He received his MA in Directing Fiction from the National Film and Television School.
His short film debut, November, received a nomination for the Golden Reel for Best Short Film at the Oscar-qualifying Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. The film is archived in the Asian Short Film Collection at the University of Toronto.
His thesis film, DAWN, screened at the SciFi Film Festival in Sydney, Australia, the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival, and the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City at the Philip K Dick Film Festival.
the future is hyperreal was awarded an Honorable Mention in the conceptual category at the Minimalist Photography Awards, and featured in Der Greif Issue 17: One Day Soon by Torbjørn Rødland, Der Greif Guest Room: Willy Ndatira & Jack Stuart Mills, PhMuseum‘s Story of the Week, and ZERO.NINE Magazine’s Top 10 Photo Stories of the Year.
DAWN: Redux
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∙ SciFi Film Festival (AU)
∙ Shockfest Film Festival (US),
∙ Boston SciFi Film Festival (US)
∙ Philip K. Dick Film Festival (US)
∙ European Philip K. Dick Film Festival (FR)
INTO THE RIPPLE
∙ Nominated: Best Student Film, Birmingham Film Festival (UK)
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∙ Amarcort Film Festival (IT)
∙ Festival Internacional de Cine de Albacete (ES)
∙ Filmfest-Dresden International Short Film Festival (DE)
∙ Bucharest Short Film Festival (RO)
Rina Sawayama - Alterlife
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∙ Featured on VICE, Vogue, and KALTBLUT.
Vessel
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∙ Vimeo Staff Pick
November
∙ Nominated: Golden Reel, Best Short Film, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (US)
∙ Best Script, Singapore Short Film Awards (SG)
∙ Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay,
National Youth Film Awards (SG)
∙ Asian Short Film Collection, University of Toronto (CA)
the future is hyperreal
∙ Der Greif Issue 17—One Day Soon, Guest Edited by Torbjørn Rødland
∙ Der Greif Guest Room: Willy Ndatira & Jack Stuart Mills
∙ Honorable Mention, Minimalist Photography Awards
∙ PhMuseum, Featured Project
∙ ZERO.NINE, Top 10 Photo Stories of the Year
WRITING
‘Days of the Week’
∙ Dream Boy Book Club: Series 9, Guest Edited by Kitty Saint-Remy
sancho.press
∙ Launched and managed an independent publishing platform on Substack focused on cultural commentary, essays, and media ideas.
∙ Develop original written content, editorial direction, and brand voice across digital channels.
∙ Expanded brand into audio with a companion podcast channel, adapting written concepts into podcast format.
∙ End-to-end ownership across content creation, publishing, and platform development.
Founder + Creative Director
First-Editions.Co®
2024-Current
United States
∙ Founded and operate an e-commerce business specialising in rare books and first editions, leading company formation, financial management, compliance, and operations.
∙ Designed and built a full-stack retail platform integrating payments, inventory systems, and customer experience tooling.
∙ Managed a curated catalogue of high-value collectibles with listed value exceeding $10M+ USD, spanning rare and investment-grade literary works.
Filmmaker
Various Companies ∙ Freelance
2011-Current
Singapore∙China∙India∙Poland∙United Kingdom ∙United States∙Colombia
∙ Award-winning filmmaker, photographer and creative professional with a portfolio of more than a million views across platforms. Specialising in writing, directing, producing, editing, photography, cinematography and design across films, commercials, music videos, and digital content.
∙ Adept at managing diverse client collaborations internationally, delivering innovative and high-quality creative solutions under tight deadlines in fast-paced environments.
∙ Clients and collaborations include VICE, CNN, Japanese-British pop star and actor Rina Sawayama (John Wick: Chapter 4), Academy Award nominee Alex Garland (Ex-Machina, Annihilation, Civil War), and Emmy and BAFTA award winner Ricky Gervais (The Office, After Life).
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Film and Television
Directing Fiction
National Film and Television School (UK)