'' Be with Me '' is a 2005 Singaporean drama film directed by Eric Khoo . The film is inspired by the life of deaf-and-blind teacher Theresa Poh Lin Chan . It premiered as the Director 's Fortnight selection in the 2005 Cannes Film Festival . It was also the official entry from Singapore for the 78th Academy Awards in the foreign language category . In December 2005 , the Academy body disqualified the film on grounds that the dialogue is mainly in English . Out of 93 minutes , the film only has two and a half minutes of dialogue
78th Academy Awards
78th Academy Awards
Be with Me