Deann Borshay Liem
- Birthplace
- Korea
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
Filmography
10 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits

Vivien’s Wild Ride
2025 · Movie
Herself

Between Goodbyes
2024 · Movie
Consulting Producer
Crossings
2022 · Movie
Director

Geographies of Kinship
2019 · Movie
Director

Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story
2016 · Movie
Executive Producer

Memory of Forgotten War
2013 · Movie
Director

In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee
2010 · Movie
Director
On Coal River
2010 · Movie
Executive Producer

First Person Plural
2000 · Movie
Self · Writer · Director · Producer
Relative Strangers
Date unknown · Movie
Director



