POV, Global Voices
In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee
Deann Borshay Liem searches for her “double” to resolve a case of mistaken identity when a South Korean orphanage switched their identities.
First Person Plural
Growing up in California, the memory of Deann Borshay Liem's birth family was nearly obliterated until dreams lead her to discover the truth.
- Series
- POV, True Stories
- Premiere Date
- December 18, 2000
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Open Call
Producer
Deann Borshay Liem
Deann Borshay Liem is an Emmy Award-winning documentarian known for films that explore adoption, war, and memory. Her films include First Person Plural, In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee, Geographies of Kinship, Memory of Forgotten War, Crossings, and the oral history project, Legacies of the Korean War. She is producer for Vivien’s Wild Ride.
- Other ITVS Films
- In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee
- Vivien's Wild Ride (Working Title)
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The Film
First Person Plural chronicles Deanne Borshay Liem’s experiences as a South Korean child adopted by a white American family. A first-time journey to Korea with her adoptive American mother and father reveals a deeply personal story about mistaken identity, and uncovers broader issues about the loss of culture resulting from assimilation and American attitudes toward immigrants and minorities.
