Movie·2022·1h 23m
Free Chol Soo Lee
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Producer
Eugene Yi, Julie Ha
Music
Gretchen Jude
Editor
Aldo Velasco
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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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)
// crew
Crew
Eugene Yi
Director, Producer
Julie Ha
Director, Producer
Aldo Velasco
Editor
Jean Tsien
Editor, Producer
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Stephen Gong
Executive Producer
Bryn Mooser
Executive Producer
Lois Vossen
Executive Producer
Kathryn Everett
Executive Producer
Andy Hsieh
Executive Producer
Jo So-na
Producer
Gretchen Jude
Original Music Composer
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