Free Chol Soo Lee

Free Chol Soo Lee

2022
1h 23m
7.3

7.3/10

13 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary Crime
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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Revenue: $50,083

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
XTR ITVS Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English Spanish Korean

Keywords

prison death penalty san francisco, california political activism chinatown wrongful imprisonment san quentin korean american innocent in jail criminal justice system racial discrimination grassroots movement korean asian american

Quick Facts

Release Date August 12, 2022
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt16376512
Website Visit Site

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

Key Crew

Eugene Yi
Director
Julie Ha
Director
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Stephen Gong
Executive Producer
Eugene Yi
Producer
Julie Ha
Producer
Bryn Mooser
Executive Producer
Lois Vossen
Executive Producer