Eden (film)
| Eden (Abduction of Eden) | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Megan Griffiths |
| Produced by |
Colin Harper Plank Jacob Mosler |
| Screenplay by |
Richard B. Phillips Megan Griffiths |
| Story by |
Richard B. Phillips Chong Kim |
| Starring |
Jamie Chung Matt O'Leary Beau Bridges |
| Music by |
Jeramy Koepping Joshua Morrison Matthew Brown |
| Cinematography | Sean Porter |
| Editing by | Eric Frith |
| Studio | Centripetal Films |
| Distributed by | Phase 4 Films |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Eden (Abduction of Eden) is a feature length dramatic film released in 2012. The film stars Jamie Chung, Matt O'Leary and Beau Bridges. It was directed by Megan Griffiths, who co-wrote the screenplay with Richard B. Phillips. The film was produced by Colin Harper Plank and Jacob Mosler through Plank's Centripetal Films production company. It is based on the story of Chong Kim, who was kidnapped and sold into a domestic human trafficking ring in the mid 1990s.[1][2][3] The film had its world premiere at the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival.[4]
Plot
Eden, a young Korean-American girl, is abducted near her home in New Mexico and forced into prostitution by a domestic human and drug trafficking ring located outside the bright lights of Las Vegas, Nevada. 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.
Cast
- Jamie Chung as Eden
- Matt O'Leary as Vaughan
- Beau Bridges as Bob
- Scott Mechlowicz as Jesse
- Tantoo Cardinal as The Nurse
Production
Eden was produced in 2011 by Centripetal Films, a Seattle, Washington based production company founded by producer Colin Harper Plank. It was filmed in Washington State in the summer of 2011, with a largely local crew and with funding assistance from Washington Filmworks, a non-profit organization that provides financial support for films produced in Washington State. The idea for the film came into being when screenwriter Richard B. Phillips contacted Chong Kim after reading a newspaper article about her account of being sold into and escaping a domestic human trafficking ring. Phillips then proposed the idea of writing a screenplay based on Kim's story. Kim agreed, and the two of them set about writing a story for the film. That story was later turned into a screenplay by Phillips. Plank then hired Megan Griffiths to revise the script, and later hired Griffiths to direct the film.[3]
Awards and accolades
The film premiered at the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature, Special Jury Recognition for Best Actress, Jamie Chung, and the award for Emergent Narrative Female Director, Megan Griffiths.[5] It also won the Golden Space Needle Award for Best Actress, Jamie Chung and the Lena Sharpe Award for Persistence of Vision; Seattle Reel NW Award at the 2012 Seattle International Film Festival.[6] It also won the Audience Award for Best Film at the 2012 San Diego Asian Film Festival [7]
Release
Eden was released theatrically in North America by Phase 4 Films on March 20, 2013 at Film Forum in New York City.[8] It also played theatrically in Los Angeles and Seattle, followed by a release on VOD on April 20, 2013. It was released on DVD on June 11, 2013. The DVD and Blu-ray was released in the UK by Queensway Digital Ltd on September 9 2013[9]
References
- ↑ Holden, Stephen. True Story Inspires Tale of Sex Trade; in a Twist, a U.S. Marshal Is the Bad Guy. New York Times, March 19, 2013
- ↑ Former sex slave shares story. The Ithacan (2012-03-29). Retrieved on 2013-08-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Survivor of human trafficking and sex slavery on set for film shooting in Kirkland. Kirkland Reporter (2011-08-27). Retrieved on 2013-08-06.
- ↑ Eden. Schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-06.
- ↑ Film News | SXSW 2014. Sxsw.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-06.
- ↑ SIFF 2012 Award Winners. siff.net
- ↑ 2012 SDAFF Recap » Pacific Arts Movement. Pac-arts.org (2012-11-03). Retrieved on 2013-08-06.
- ↑ EDEN – Movies. Film Forum. Retrieved on 2013-08-06.
- ↑ Product Detail. Phase4films.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-06.