Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)

ALL 08/12/2022 (en) Documentary, Crime 83 Min
  • Release
    08/12/2022
  • Production
    XTR, ITVS, Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
  • Rotten tomato
    74%
  • Original title
    Free Chol Soo Lee
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 50,083.00
    -

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.

  1. Story



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  1. Chol Soo Lee

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Sebastian Yoon

    Narrator (voice)

  3. Ranko Yamada

    Self - Friend; Defense Committee

  4. K.W. Lee

    Self - Investigative Reporter

  5. Jeff Adachi

    Self - Activist

  6. David Kakishiba

    Self - Activist

  7. Jay Kun Yoo

    Self - Chair, Defense Committee

  8. Grace Kim

    Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee

  9. Warren Furutani

    Self - L.A. Defense Committee

  10. Leonard Weinglass

    Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

  11. Josiah “Tink” Thompson

    Self - Private Investigator

  12. Gail Whang

    Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

  13. Jai Lee Wong

    Self - L.A. Defense Committee

  14. Mike Suzuki

    Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

  15. Me Yea Lee

    Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)

  16. Leonard Tauman

    Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

  17. Tony Serra

    Self - Defense Attorney

  18. Stuart Hanlon

    Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

  19. Frank Falzon

    Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)

  20. Sandra Gin

    Self - Reporter (archive footage)

  21. Sung Soo Yoo

    Self - Defense Committee

  22. Richard Kim

    Self - Professor, UC Davis

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 22 , Crews : 44

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Free Chol Soo Lee (2022) 83 Min

ALL 08/12/2022 (en)
Documentary, Crime
  • Release 08/12/2022
  • Production
    XTR, ITVS, Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
  • Original title Free Chol Soo Lee
  • en
  • Revenue50,083.00

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.

  1. Eugene Yi, Julie Ha

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jean Tsien, Aldo Velasco

    Editor

  4. Jean Tsien, Julie Ha, Eugene Yi, Jo So-na

    Producer