Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $50,083.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.269 |
Directed By
Eugene Yi
Julie Ha
Crew
Eugene Yi
Julie Ha
Aldo Velasco
Jean Tsien
Sally Jo Fifer
Stephen Gong
Eugene Yi
Julie Ha
Bryn Mooser
Lois Vossen
Kathryn Everett
Jean Tsien
Andy Hsieh
Jo So-na
Akira Boch
Jeff Adachi
Michael Chin
Colin Archdeacon
Abraham Chan
Courtney Quirin
Marc Stewart
Mike Puretz
Jay Kun Yoo
Jerry Henry
Stephen Thorpe
John Wakayama Carey
Bryan Baeta
Anita H.M. Yu
Mike Shum
Quyên Nguyen-Le
Tammy Chu Tolle
Her Yoon-soo
Tijana Petrovic
Lou Nakasako
Mihye Choi
Joel Juárez
Gretchen Jude
Ko Eunha
Vanessa Carr
Adam Uyemura
Ko Eunha
Jae-Hong Moon
Suki Oh
Kim Juhyun
TOP CAST
Chol Soo Lee
Self (archive footage)
Sebastian Yoon
Narrator (voice)
Ranko Yamada
Self - Friend; Defense Committee
K.W. Lee
Self - Investigative Reporter
Jeff Adachi
Self - Activist
David Kakishiba
Self - Activist
Jay Kun Yoo
Self - Chair, Defense Committee
Grace Kim
Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
Warren Furutani
Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Leonard Weinglass
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Josiah “Tink” Thompson
Self - Private Investigator
Gail Whang
Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Jai Lee Wong
Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Mike Suzuki
Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Me Yea Lee
Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)
Leonard Tauman
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Tony Serra
Self - Defense Attorney
Stuart Hanlon
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Frank Falzon
Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)
Sandra Gin
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Sung Soo Yoo
Self - Defense Committee
Richard Kim
Self - Professor, UC Davis
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