Founding Executive Director
At the age of 23, Lim escaped persecution by the Singapore government for her work as a young lesbian artist-activist. 10 years later, she created Sambal Belacan in San Francisco, a film that is still banned in Singapore for its exploration of race, sexuality and nationality. Her films have screened internationally at sold-out theaters, museums, universities, and broadcast on PBS. She has thrice been awarded an Individual Artist Commission from the SF Arts Commission, won prestigious awards like the Paul Robeson Independent Media Fund, and countless community honors. She received her BA from San Francisco State University, where she was awarded Outstanding Cinema Student of the Year. Lim is an Adjunct Professor in the Media Studies Department at the University of San Francisco. Since 2000, she has executive produced more
than 600 films. Her latest film, The Worlds of Bernice Bing is garnering international praise.