Free Chol Soo Lee
movie
Released August 12, 2022
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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.
Cast
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Chol Soo Lee
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Self (archive footage)
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Sebastian Yoon
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Narrator (voice)
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Ranko Yamada
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Self - Friend; Defense Committee
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K.W. Lee
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Self - Investigative Reporter
Jeff Adachi
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Self - Activist
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David Kakishiba
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Self - Activist
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Jay Kun Yoo
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Self - Chair, Defense Committee
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Grace Kim
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Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
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Warren Furutani
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Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Leonard Weinglass
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Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
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Josiah “Tink” Thompson
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Self - Private Investigator
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Gail Whang
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Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Crew
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Eugene Yi
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Director
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Julie Ha
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Director
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Aldo Velasco
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Editor
Jean Tsien
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Editor
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Sally Jo Fifer
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Executive Producer
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Stephen Gong
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Executive Producer
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Eugene Yi
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Producer
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Julie Ha
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Producer
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Bryn Mooser
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Executive Producer
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Lois Vossen
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Executive Producer
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Kathryn Everett
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Executive Producer
Jean Tsien
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Producer