The film earned seattle filmmaker megan griffiths the 2012 genius award in film. But she never reaches home and is instead abducted and forced into prostitution by a human and drug trafficking ring located outside the bright lights of las vegas, nevada. Director megan griffiths presents the powerful true story of chong kim in her latest effort, eden alternatively titled the abduction of eden. It is based on the true story of chong kim a korean american who was kidnapped and enslaved in a prostitution ring in 1994, escaping two years later eden premiered at the 2012 south by southwest film festival, where it won the audience award for best narrative feature, special jury recognition for best. In the film directed by megan griffiths, who cowrote the screenplay with richard b. Sybex official strategies and secrets, and more on. All of chongs books evoke such everyday happenings and relationships amidst the extraordinary circumstances of war, communism, immigration, and racism.
A triumphant journey of a human trafficking victim to an inspirational advocate. Chong kim is an asian american survivor of human trafficking and child sex exploitation, a harrowing experience recounted in the 2012 film, eden. Throughout the two years she is held, eden reluctantly ensures her own survival by carving out power and influence within the very organization that has imprisoned her. Eden abduction of eden is a 2012 american drama film about human trafficking. The films main character, eden, a young koreanamerican girl, is abducted near her home in new mexico and forced into prostitution by a domestic human and drug trafficking ring located outside. Inspired by the reallife experience of chong kim who receives costory credit with coscreenwriter richard b. The horrifying and unforgettable tale of a teenage. Mar 02, 2014 chong kim today l with actress jamie chung r who plays eden in the movie. Fat quarter shop features the latest fabric collections from top designers including chonga hwang for timeless treasures fabrics.
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Hcis residence office is committed to promote holistic development of boarding students by creating a positive living and learning environment to enhance student learning beyond the classroom. Overview of eden, 2012, directed by megan griffiths, with jamie chung, scoot mcnairy, matthew oleary, at turner classic movies. A koreanamerican teenager, hyun jae jamie chung, sucker punch 2011, once upon a time, goes to a bar in new mexico where a handsome young man buys her drinks and offers her a ride home. She was stuffed in a storage locker in the sweltering heat. Surviving both human trafficking and cancer chong kims. Eden was a scary movie about sextrafficking based on a true. Eden, a feature independent hollywood film about chong kim eden abduction of eden is an inspired by a true story of chong kim which has won several film festival awards. Inspired by the harrowing true story of chong kim, eden peers into the darkest corners of america and attempts to discover the humanity within. This experience paved the way for her current role. Jun 12, 2014 chong kim and megan griffith are committing fraud lying about sex trafficking to make money with the eden movie. Horatio luro, the dapper argentinean trainer and tango dancer, pilot, and race. Eden, a recent film by megan griffiths, explores internal sex trafficking in the us. Chonga hwang for timeless treasures fabrics fat quarter. A sensitively similar ideas two lane blacktop dvd, movies pontiac gto, warren oates, movie scripts.
Megan griffithss us humantraffik thriller stars the underwhelming jamie chung and begins like a tvmovie take on red riding hood subliminal message. Join facebook to connect with catherine chong and others you may know. Unknown author please check out our promo video which was created by. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Chong kim today l with actress jamie chung r who plays eden in the movie. Eden is based on the real life story of sex trafficking survivor, chong kim, who was abducted at 19 years of age from dallas, texas.
Dec 31, 20 director megan griffiths presents the powerful true story of chong kim in her latest effort, eden alternatively titled the abduction of eden. Dec 17, 2014 munoz said she knows chong kim a little. He lives in vancouver with his family and teaches creative writing at ubc and sfu. Chong kim, the woman whose allegedly true story served as the. As the movie makes clear, edens story is based on the life of a real woman. Eden by megan griffiths jamie chung, matt oleary, beau. Instead he delivers her into the clutches of an underworld gang led by corrupt us marshall bob gault beau bridges, who introduce her to a life of prostitution and drug abuse.
Seattle international film festival highlights for may 19, 2012, include megan griffiths madeinthenorthwest eden, plus 3 minute masterpiece contest winners and. Alarik films for the upcoming tv scripted series, every 40 seconds. Chong kim facebook in 2012 filmmaker megan griffiths debuted eden, the tale of underage women conscripted into sexual slavery by a criminal enterprise from which there is seemingly no escape. As a reader i could see the horrors that kim faced through her use of imagery and vivid recall of her situations. Starring jamie chung, matt oleary and beau bridges. See all books authored by david chong, including microsoft train simulator. Mar 20, 20 the movie, directed by megan griffiths, is loosely based on the true story of chong kim, who was born in south korea and moved to the united states as a toddler. Eden is based on the true story of cong kim, a teenager born in south korea and raised in america, who was kidnapped and had to struggle to survive in a sex slave operation. You can find booking and speaking fee information, contacts for booking agent, publicist, agency, manager and biography information on chong kim and other well know individuals for. He has published widely as a journalist with work recently appearing in the rumpus and the guardian. Inspired by the complex and harrowing true story of human trafficking survivor chong kim, eden peers into the darkest corners of america and attempts to discover the humanity within. In the film, koreanamerican teenager, hyun jae jamie chung. It was inspired by the story of chong kim, who claims that.
Out of nowhere eden turns into goodfellas, with chong kim as henry hill, willing to rat out her friends to help her secure an even more lenient attitude from her keepers. The movie, directed by megan griffiths, is loosely based on the true story of chong kim, who was born in south korea and moved to the united states as a. We took an early look at the trailer for eden back in february and now weve received the first stills for this equally gripping and disturbing looking thriller. He has published widely as a journalist with work recently appearing in the rumpus and the guardian he lives in vancouver with his family and teaches creative writing at ubc and sfu. Chong kim tells of her personal story from childhood to her adult life. Chong kim, the woman whose allegedly true story served as. Kevin chong is the author of six books, including the novel beauty plus pity and the biography northern dancer. When her friend bolted, jae accepted a drive home from jesse, a handsome firefighter she met at a bar. Sublime of high spiritual, moral or intellectual worth.
In june, 1994, recent high school graduate hyun jae jamie chung was enjoying all the fun that a night out with a good friend and fake ids could bring. I met up with chong in london to talk about the film and her life as a survivor and advocate. Eden was a scary movie about sextrafficking based on a. Phillips and stars jamie chung, matt oleary and beau bridges. Chonga hwang for timeless treasures fabrics fat quarter shop. After winning the audience award at the 2012 south by southwest festival, eden gets its uk release this week. She has thoughts on eden, and thoughts on kim s story and frame of mind, but she declined to share them. Eden depicts sex trafficking in the united states the new. Jun 04, 2014 eden is the sextrafficking drama allegedly based on the reallife story of chong kim. Su kim chung books list of books by author su kim chung. Not to be excelled, supreme, inspiring awe, impressive, raise aloft, set high. Shortly after completing her degree, chong a moved to the u.
Inspired by the harrowing true story of chong kim, eden peers into the darkest corners of america and. And now we are seeing so many of these horror stories fall apart. Eden is inspired by the chilling true story of chong kim in 1994. It is based on the true story of chong kim a korean american who was kidnapped and enslaved in a prostitution ring in 1994, escaping two years later. David chong books list of books by author david chong. Jun 23, 2017 broken silence is a very raw and unflinching chronicle of a very real evil in our own backyard. Her incredible story is now the subject of an independent film to be released this friday july 19 in selected uk cinemas, starring hollywood star jamie chung. Aug 12, 20 eden, a recent film by megan griffiths, explores internal sex trafficking in the us. A young koreanamerican girl, abducted and forced into prostitution by domestic human traffickers, cooperates with her captors in a desperate ploy to survive. Published on jan 8, 2015 chong kim is an asian american survivor of human trafficking and child sex exploitation, a harrowing experience she recounts in her memoir, broken silence, and in the 2012. In northern dancer, the worldfamous horse comes alive through the people whose lives he touched. The film earned seattle filmmaker megan griffiths the 2012. Abducted and drugged, she wakes in a storage facility in the nevada desert, where she and others girls are.
She was tied in a bath tub full of ice, while her teeth were plucked, rendered from her mouth. She has thoughts on eden, and thoughts on kims story and frame of mind, but she declined to share them. Eden depicts sex trafficking in the united states the. Eden is the sextrafficking drama allegedly based on the reallife story of chong kim. The stories of sextrafficking survivor chong kim are poignant and the scope of her international presence is farreaching. First it was somaly mam, the activist whose own sex trafficking story, as. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Now a dedicated human and civil rights advocate, kim works tirelessly to educate others on. Eden no paradise for sex trafficking victims miracle mile. The film was produced by colin harper plank and jacob mosler through planks centripetal films production company. Chong kim and megan griffith are committing fraud lying about sex trafficking to make money with the eden movie. Directed and cowritten by megan griffiths, the film offers a harrowing examination of sex trafficking. He was interested in her story and soon began to collaborate together to write the screenplay for the film, eden. This was chong kims life as a victim of human trafficking.
Taylor, the visionary industrialist whose web of business placed him at the end of every consumer transaction for every canadian and made him the subject of scorn. Do entertainers, celebrities and speakers like chong kim do paid appearances and speaking engagements. Reason by elizabeth nolan brown below is brief section of the article. With jamie chung, beau bridges, matt oleary, eddie martinez. Starring beau bridges, matt oleary and jamie chung hangover 2gotham tv series. Phillips, eden is brought to life through griffiths easy rapport with a. Biography of chong kim and speakers bureau with booking information for famous speakers like chong kim. Celebrity appearance fees and availability contact a booking agent to check availability on chong kim and other top corporate entertainment exclusive buyers agent that books celebrities, entertainers and speakers like chong kim for speaking engagements, appearances and corporate events. It was directed by megan griffiths, who cowrote the screenplay with richard b. A female sx slaves emotional story sold as a domestic sx slave in 1994 to russian gangsters, forced to have sx with up to 25 men one after the other, and held captive for more than two years, this is the story of eden. However, despite the vile subject matter and some excellent performances, there is a lingering sense that this feature. Chong kim, the woman whose allegedly true story served as the basis for megan griffiths film eden, denounced as a fraud. Chong kim, a survivor of sex trafficking, talks about eden. Eden jamie chungs nightmare begins in a new mexico bar, where a man seduces her and offers to drive her home.
Aug 29, 2012 inspired by the complex and harrowing true story of human trafficking survivor chong kim, eden peers into the darkest corners of america and attempts to discover the humanity within. Chong kim of the film eden is a fraud lying about sex. A koreanamerican teenager jamie chung who was kidnapped and forced into prostitution uses her cunning to rise through the ranks of the very organization that took away her freedom in this topical drama based on a true story. Days, eden, an american crime, cargo, i know my first name is steven. Abducted and drugged, she wakes in a storage facility in the nevada desert, where she and others girls are held captive and prostituted against their will.
Abduction of eden an american film based on the story of chong kim, who was kidnapped and sold into a domestic human trafficking ring in the mid 1990s. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Thats what led breaking out the ngo i founded to combat sexual slavery to form a partnership with her. Films about human trafficking and modernday slavery. May 18, 2012 seattle international film festival highlights for may 19, 2012, include megan griffiths madeinthenorthwest eden, plus 3 minute masterpiece contest winners and the documentary ai weiwei. Look out for admission test and interview dates and get in touch with our staff.
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