Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)

  • NR
  • 01/21/2022 (US)
  • Documentary, Crime
  • 1h 23m

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.

Eugene Yi

Director

Julie Ha

Director

Cast

Chol Soo Lee's headshot

Chol Soo Lee

Self (archive footage)
Sebastian Yoon's headshot

Sebastian Yoon

Narrator (voice)
Ranko Yamada's headshot

Ranko Yamada

Self - Friend; Defense Committee
K.W. Lee's headshot

K.W. Lee

Self - Investigative Reporter
Jeff Adachi's headshot

Jeff Adachi

Self - Activist
David Kakishiba's headshot

David Kakishiba

Self - Activist
Jay Kun Yoo's headshot

Jay Kun Yoo

Self - Chair, Defense Committee
Grace Kim's headshot

Grace Kim

Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee

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