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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Chol Soo Lee
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
Sebastian Yoon
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
Ranko Yamada
as Self - Friend; Defense Committee
as Self - Friend; Defense Committee
K.W. Lee
as Self - Investigative Reporter
as Self - Investigative Reporter
Jeff Adachi
as Self - Activist
as Self - Activist
David Kakishiba
as Self - Activist
as Self - Activist
Jay Kun Yoo
as Self - Chair, Defense Committee
as Self - Chair, Defense Committee
Grace Kim
as Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
as Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
Warren Furutani
as Self - L.A. Defense Committee
as Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Leonard Weinglass
as Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
as Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Josiah “Tink” Thompson
as Self - Private Investigator
as Self - Private Investigator
Gail Whang
as Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
as Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Jai Lee Wong
as Self - L.A. Defense Committee
as Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Mike Suzuki
as Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
as Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Me Yea Lee
as Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)
as Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)
Leonard Tauman
as Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
as Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Tony Serra
as Self - Defense Attorney
as Self - Defense Attorney
Stuart Hanlon
as Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
as Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Frank Falzon
as Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)
as Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)
Sandra Gin
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
as Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Sung Soo Yoo
as Self - Defense Committee
as Self - Defense Committee
Richard Kim
as Self - Professor, UC Davis
as Self - Professor, UC Davis
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Eugene Yi
Director
Director
Julie Ha
Director
Director
Aldo Velasco
Editor
Editor
Jean Tsien
Editor
Editor
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Stephen Gong
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Eugene Yi
Producer
Producer
Julie Ha
Producer
Producer
Bryn Mooser
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Lois Vossen
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Kathryn Everett
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Jean Tsien
Producer
Producer
Andy Hsieh
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Jo So-na
Producer
Producer
Akira Boch
Additional Camera
Additional Camera
Jeff Adachi
In Memory Of
In Memory Of
Michael Chin
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Colin Archdeacon
Additional Camera
Additional Camera
Abraham Chan
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Courtney Quirin
Additional Camera
Additional Camera
Marc Stewart
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Mike Puretz
Additional Music
Additional Music
Jay Kun Yoo
In Memory Of
In Memory Of
Jerry Henry
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Stephen Thorpe
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
John Wakayama Carey
Additional Camera
Additional Camera
Bryan Baeta
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Anita H.M. Yu
Co-Editor
Co-Editor
Mike Shum
Additional Camera
Additional Camera
Quyên Nguyen-Le
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Tammy Chu Tolle
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Her Yoon-soo
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Tijana Petrovic
Additional Camera
Additional Camera
Lou Nakasako
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Mihye Choi
Animation Director
Animation Director
Joel Juárez
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Gretchen Jude
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Ko Eunha
Sound Supervisor
Sound Supervisor
Vanessa Carr
Additional Camera
Additional Camera
Adam Uyemura
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Ko Eunha
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Jae-Hong Moon
Foley Artist
Foley Artist
Suki Oh
Graphic Designer
Graphic Designer
Kim Juhyun
Dialogue Editor
Dialogue Editor
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