Movie Description
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Eugene Yi,Julie Ha
- Producer : Jean Tsien,Julie Ha,Eugene Yi,Jo So-na
- Editor : Jean Tsien,Aldo Velasco
- Cast : Chol Soo Lee,Sebastian Yoon,Ranko Yamada,K.W. Lee,Jeff Adachi,David Kakishiba,Jay Kun Yoo,Grace Kim,Warren Furutani,Leonard Weinglass,Josiah “Tink” Thompson,Gail Whang,Jai Lee Wong,Mike Suzuki,Me Yea Lee,Leonard Tauman,Tony Serra,Stuart Hanlon,Frank Falzon,Sandra Gin,Sung Soo Yoo,Richard Kim
Cast
Self (archive footage)
Narrator (voice)
Self - Friend; Defense Committee
Self - Investigative Reporter
Self - Activist
Self - Activist
Self - Chair, Defense Committee
Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Self - Private Investigator
Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Self - Defense Attorney
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Self - Defense Committee
Self - Professor, UC Davis
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Facts
Original TitleFree Chol Soo Lee
Status Released
Release Information
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2022-08-12
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 23m
Revenue₹ 50083
Homepagehttps://www.fcsl-film.com/
Production CompaniesXTR,ITVS,Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
Genres
- Documentary
- Crime
