DocumentaryCrime

Free Chol Soo Lee

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.

Release Date : 2022-08-12

Language :EnglishKoreanSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : XTRITVSCenter for Asian American Media (CAAM)

Production Country : United States of America

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Cast

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Chol Soo Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Sebastian Yoon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Friend; Defense Committee

Original Name : Ranko Yamada

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Investigative Reporter

Original Name : K.W. Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Activist

Original Name : Jeff Adachi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Activist

Original Name : David Kakishiba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Chair, Defense Committee

Original Name : Jay Kun Yoo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee

Original Name : Grace Kim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - L.A. Defense Committee

Original Name : Warren Furutani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

Original Name : Leonard Weinglass

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Private Investigator

Original Name : Josiah “Tink” Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

Original Name : Gail Whang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - L.A. Defense Committee

Original Name : Jai Lee Wong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Bay Area Defense Committee

Original Name : Mike Suzuki

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)

Original Name : Me Yea Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

Original Name : Leonard Tauman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Defense Attorney

Original Name : Tony Serra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)

Original Name : Stuart Hanlon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)

Original Name : Frank Falzon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Reporter (archive footage)

Original Name : Sandra Gin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Defense Committee

Original Name : Sung Soo Yoo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self - Professor, UC Davis

Original Name : Richard Kim

Gender : Male

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