Annabel Park is an award-winning filmmaker whose acclaimed documentary about America's culture war over immigration, 9500 Liberty (http://www.9500liberty.com/), is currently playing in theaters around the country.

In February, her FaceBook status about the Tea Party sparked a national grassroots movement, the Coffee Party. It is now a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with local chapters across the
country. (http://coffeepartyusa.com/) It is a major presence of FaceBook (http://www.facebook.com/coffeeparty) with fans outnumbering most organizations and political parties including the Republican Party, Libertarian Party and the Democratic Party.

Annabel was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to Houston, TX when she was nine years old with her family. She grew up in Texas and Maryland. She studied philosophy at Boston University and political theory at Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar.

Annabel’s life experiences include working with inner city children, management consulting, writing and directing theater, and combining new media and political activism. In 2007, Annabel was the national coordinator for the 121 Coalition, organizing a historic grassroots effort to successfully pass U.S. House Resolution 121, also known as the “comfort women” resolution, which will be the subject of her upcoming film Journey Into the Divide.

9500 Liberty has won three film festival awards: the "Breakthrough Filmmakers Award" at the Phoenix Film Festival, the "Best Documentary" at the Charlotte Film Festival, and the "Audience Award" at the St. Louis International Film Festival.