Deann Borshay Liem
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,...
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
Vivien’s Wild Ride2025 · Herself4.0
First Person Plural2000 · Self3.3
Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story2016 · Executive Producer4.0
Between Goodbyes2024 · Consulting Producer3.5
In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee2010 · Director3.0OOn Coal River2010 · Executive Producer2.8
Geographies of Kinship2019 · Director
Memory of Forgotten War2013 · DirectorCast credits
Crew credits
First Person Plural2000 · Writer, Director, Producer3.3
Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story2016 · Executive Producer4.0
Between Goodbyes2024 · Consulting Producer3.5
In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee2010 · Director3.0OOn Coal River2010 · Executive Producer2.8
Geographies of Kinship2019 · Director
Memory of Forgotten War2013 · DirectorCCrossings2022 · Director