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Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)

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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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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Genre:Documentary, Crime
Directed By:Julie Ha, Eugene Yi
Written By:
In Theaters:8/12/2022
Box Office:$50,083
Runtime:83 minutes
Studio:XTR, ITVS, Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)

Cast

Director

Julie Ha, Eugene Yi

Director

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Chol Soo Lee

Self (archive footage)

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Sebastian Yoon

Narrator (voice)

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Ranko Yamada

Self - Friend; Defense Committee

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K.W. Lee

Self - Investigative Reporter

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Jeff Adachi

Self - Activist

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David Kakishiba

Self - Activist

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Jay Kun Yoo

Self - Chair, Defense Committee

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Grace Kim

Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee

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Warren Furutani

Self - L.A. Defense Committee

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Leonard Weinglass

Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

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Josiah “Tink” Thompson

Self - Private Investigator

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