Private Project

$3,000 a Baby

Korean adoptees who have lived their entire lives thinking they are orphans find out that their adoption documents have been fabricated. They start journey to find the truth.

  • Yi-baek Lee
    Director
  • Hyun-jung Lim
    Director
  • Jong-Hoon Yoo
    Producer
  • Young-Sun Kim
    Producer
  • Young-seop Lee
    Cinematographers
  • Gyu-il Shim
    Cinematographers
  • Seung-hyun Han
    Cinematographers
  • Yeonjin Jeong
    Cinematographers
  • Won-seok Han
    Sound director
  • Jae-ik Song
    Sound director
  • Jae-pil Jeong
    lighting
  • Kyung-hee Ki
    Editer
  • Jong-in Park
    Editer
  • Hu-sam Lee
    Soundmastering
  • Won-ki Kang
    Music
  • Jae-sung Lim
    Narration
  • Won-ha Son
    Art Director
  • Young-kyung Seok
    Writer
  • Myungyoon Kim
    NLE
  • Ji-yeon Kim
    Typography
  • Jun-hwa Jun
    Researcher
  • Yuri Kim
    Key Cast
  • Heonmin Choi
    Video journalist
  • Jongyoon Kim
    Video journalist
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Television
  • Genres:
    Overseas adoptees, korean adoptees, Human rights
  • Runtime:
    49 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 28, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Denmark, France, Korea, Republic of
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • The International Film and Television Festival SIMFEST
    Singeorgiu de Mures
    Romania
    August 28, 2023
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • KBS Media
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Yi-baek Lee, Hyun-jung Lim

Lee Yi-baek joined KBS as a documentary producer & director and she has produced a number of human interest documentaries and current affairs programs. Through her documentaries, she seeks to tell the stories of people who are all around us but who are unknown to the world at large.

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Director Statement

“Sometimes I wonder what it means to be alive. When I’m filming a documentary, and looking at and observing the world created by one person living their life, sometimes I feel that I’m catching a glimpse of the answer. At such times, a hint of the world I’m living in also seems to be revealed.”