Free Chol Soo Lee

Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)

Released: 2022-08-12 Duration: 1hr 23min
Genres: Documentary Crime
Rating 7.3

Overview

On June 3, 1973, a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Francisco’s Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war. Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant who had previous run-ins with the law, was arrested and convicted based on flimsy evidence and the eyewitness accounts of white tourists who couldn’t distinguish between Asian features. Sentenced to life in prison, Chol Soo Lee would spend years fighting to survive behind bars before journalist K.W. Lee took an interest in his case. The intrepid reporter’s investigation would galvanize a first-of-its-kind pan-Asian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lee’s freedom, ultimately inspiring a new generation of social justice activists.

Production Companies

XTR
XTR
ITVS
ITVS
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $50,083.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.0

Directed By

Julie Ha

Eugene Yi

Crew

Director
Julie Ha
Director
Eugene Yi
Editor
Jean Tsien
Editor
Aldo Velasco
Executive Producer
Kathryn Everett
Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Stephen Gong
Producer
Julie Ha
Executive Producer
Andy Hsieh
Executive Producer
Bryn Mooser
Producer
Jean Tsien
Executive Producer
Lois Vossen
Producer
Eugene Yi
Producer
Jo So-na
In Memory Of
Jeff Adachi
In Memory Of
Jay Kun Yoo
Associate Producer
Quyên Nguyen-Le
Associate Producer
Her Yoon-soo
Associate Producer
Tammy Chu Tolle
Co-Editor
Anita H.M. Yu
Camera Operator
Michael Chin
Camera Operator
Jerry Henry
Additional Camera
Colin Archdeacon
Additional Camera
Akira Boch
Additional Camera
Vanessa Carr
Additional Camera
Courtney Quirin
Additional Camera
Mike Shum
Additional Camera
John Wakayama Carey
Assistant Camera
Abraham Chan
Assistant Camera
Joel Juárez
Assistant Camera
Lou Nakasako
Assistant Camera
Adam Uyemura
Original Music Composer
Gretchen Jude
Sound Recordist
Stephen Thorpe
Sound Recordist
Bryan Baeta
Sound Recordist
Marc Stewart
Animation Director
Mihye Choi
Graphic Designer
Suki Oh
Sound Designer
Ko Eunha
Sound Supervisor
Ko Eunha
Foley Artist
Jae-Hong Moon
Dialogue Editor
Kim Juhyun
Additional Music
Mike Puretz
Additional Camera
Tijana Petrović

TOP CAST

Chol Soo Lee
Chol Soo Lee

Self (archive footage)

Sebastian Yoon
Sebastian Yoon

Narrator (voice)

Ranko Yamada
Ranko Yamada

Self - Friend; Defense Committee

K.W. Lee
K.W. Lee

Self - Investigative Reporter

Jeff Adachi
Jeff Adachi

Self - Activist

David Kakishiba
David Kakishiba

Self - Activist

Jay Kun Yoo
Jay Kun Yoo

Self - Chair, Defense Committee

Grace Kim
Grace Kim

Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee

Warren Furutani
Warren Furutani

Self - L.A. Defense Committee

Leonard Weinglass
Leonard Weinglass

Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

Josiah “Tink” Thompson
Josiah “Tink” Thompson

Self - Private Investigator

Gail Whang
Gail Whang

Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

Jai Lee Wong
Jai Lee Wong

Self - L.A. Defense Committee

Mike Suzuki
Mike Suzuki

Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

Me Yea Lee
Me Yea Lee

Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)

Leonard Tauman
Leonard Tauman

Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

Tony Serra
Tony Serra

Self - Defense Attorney

Stuart Hanlon
Stuart Hanlon

Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

Frank Falzon
Frank Falzon

Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)

Sandra Gin
Sandra Gin

Self - Reporter (archive footage)

Sung Soo Yoo
Sung Soo Yoo

Self - Defense Committee

Richard Kim
Richard Kim

Self - Professor, UC Davis

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