Gavin Lim
Directing
Biography
Gavin is a TV director with nearly 140 TV episodes under his belt. He won Best Director at the 18th Singapore International Film Festival 2005 for his debut short film Subtitle (2005). Subtitle was invited to around 10 festivals around the world. His sophomore effort Wei? (2006) was a finalist at the 19th Singapore International Film Festival 2006, and was invited to around 20 prestigious festivals around the world i.e. Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival 2007 and Slamdance 2007.
Known For
A stage three cancer diagnosis leaves deaf and mute Johnny with little to lose, when he is lured into a deadly underground social experiment. Funded by the uber-rich, it pits fighters against one another in a test of animalistic aggression and adrenaline. Johnny’s fight to the top is brutal, fueled by the sole desire to exact revenge on the man who caged him in.
Diamond Dogs
The story arises from the aftermath of a catastrophic car crash that has temporarily blinded the billionaire Kaden. Isla has been smitten with Kaden since his masterclass on slow dancing at her sixteenth birthday event. In the present, Isla attends to the ailing Kaden with a dose of deception.
Slow Dancing
An anthology of five short films by local filmmakers, each offering a unique perspective on living with dementia in Singapore.