Free Chol Soo Lee
(2022)

Released: 2022-08-12

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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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Chol Soo Lee

as Self (archive footage)

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Sebastian Yoon

as Narrator (voice)

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Ranko Yamada

as Self - Friend; Defense Committee

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K.W. Lee

as Self - Investigative Reporter

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Jeff Adachi

as Self - Activist

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David Kakishiba

as Self - Activist

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Jay Kun Yoo

as Self - Chair, Defense Committee

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Grace Kim

as Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee

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Warren Furutani

as Self - L.A. Defense Committee

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Leonard Weinglass

as Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

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Josiah “Tink” Thompson

as Self - Private Investigator

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Gail Whang

as Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

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Jai Lee Wong

as Self - L.A. Defense Committee

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Mike Suzuki

as Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

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Me Yea Lee

as Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)

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Leonard Tauman

as Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

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Tony Serra

as Self - Defense Attorney

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Stuart Hanlon

as Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

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Frank Falzon

as Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)

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Sandra Gin

as Self - Reporter (archive footage)

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Kathryn Everett

Executive Producer

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Bryn Mooser

Executive Producer

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Stephen Gong

Executive Producer

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Julie Ha

Producer

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Sally Jo Fifer

Executive Producer

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Andy Hsieh

Executive Producer

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Lois Vossen

Executive Producer

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Jo So-na

Producer

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Jay Kun Yoo

In Memory Of

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Vanessa Carr

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Tijana Petrovic

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Abraham Chan

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Lou Nakasako

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Marc Stewart

Sound Recordist

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