Christina YR Lim is a Korean-American writer/director who explores Asian diasporas through fish-out-of-water, genre-bending stories. Lim began in theatre before turning to film, earning her MFA from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. 

She has been a fellow of The Black List & WIF Feature Residency, Yale’s directing lab, Cine Qua Non’s Storylines Lab, and EAVE's Ties That Bind, participating in TCCF in Taipei and the Far East Film Market in Italy. Recently, her script GYOPO was selected for Wscripted's Cannes Screenplay List at the Cannes Film Market. Her films have been selected at Bentonville, RiverRun, Cinequest, and Catalina Film Festival, among others. She also co-directed SAMIR, a feature film funded and distributed by Warner Bros.

Lim's first feature film as an auteur, B-SIDE: FOR TAYLOR was distributed by Buffalo 8 and EST Studios and released in May 2024. Most recently, she filmed a proof-of-concept for her feature, GYOPO as a recipient of The Black List x GM incubator fund. She will be an upcoming fellow of the Stowe x Sidewalk Story Lab, and Reykjavík International Film Festival’s Talent Lab.