Kyiv-based documentary filmmaker
Megumi Lim is a Kyiv-based documentary filmmaker from Singapore. She began her career as a video journalist at the Reuters bureau in Tokyo, and over the past decade - based in Tokyo and then as a freelancer in Beijing - reported on news stories across Asia. She relocated to Ukraine in 2023, where she transitioned to storytelling through documentary film.
<<Night Shift>> is her debut short film and marks her first entry into film festivals.
  • Executive Producer (1 Credit)
    Night Shift2025
    Documentary
  • Director (1 Credit)
    Night Shift2025
    Documentary
Official Selection
Night Shift
SCANORAMA
Vilnius
2025
Official Selection
Night Shift
Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin
Berlin
2025
Audience Award
Night Shift
Kyiv International Short Film Festival
Kyiv
2025
Best War Theme Film
Night Shift
Berlin Indie Film Festival
Berlin
Best Short Documentary - Platinum Award / Best First Time Female Director - Silver Award
Night Shift
Independent Shorts Awards
Los Angeles
College
Tama Art University
Degree in Fine Art/Oil Painting
20092013
College
Waseda University
Masters in Journalism
20142016
Birth Date
November 26, 1988
Birth City
Singapore
Current City
Kyiv
Kyiv-based documentary filmmaker
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