Deann Borshay Liem
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Korea
Deann Borshay Liem
Biography
Deann Borshay Liem (born Kang Ok Jin) is an Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker internationally known for her landmark adoption films, First Person Plural, In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee, and Geographies of Kinship. She has directed, produced, and executive produced a variety of award-winning documentaries and is the director/editor of a series of videos for legaciesofthekoreanwar.org, a web-based oral history project giving voice to memories of Korean Americans whose lives were shaped by the Korean War.
Known For
Acting
Vivien’s Wild Ride
as Herself
(2000)
First Person Plural
as Self
Crew
(2024)
Between Goodbyes
Consulting Producer
(2022)
Crossings
Director
(2019)
Geographies of Kinship
Director
(2016)
Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story
Executive Producer
(2013)
Memory of Forgotten War
Director
(2010)
On Coal River
Executive Producer
(2010)
In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee
Director
(2000)
First Person Plural
Writer, Director, Producer