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Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Julie Ha, Eugene Yi

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Chol Soo Lee
Chol Soo Lee
Self (archive footage)
Sebastian Yoon
Sebastian Yoon
Narrator (voice)
Ranko Yamada
Ranko Yamada
Self - Friend; Defense Committee
K.W. Lee
K.W. Lee
Self - Investigative Reporter
Jeff Adachi
Jeff Adachi
Self - Activist
David Kakishiba
David Kakishiba
Self - Activist
Jay Kun Yoo
Jay Kun Yoo
Self - Chair, Defense Committee
Grace Kim
Grace Kim
Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
Warren Furutani
Warren Furutani
Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Leonard Weinglass
Leonard Weinglass
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Josiah “Tink” Thompson
Josiah “Tink” Thompson
Self - Private Investigator
Gail Whang
Gail Whang
Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Jai Lee Wong
Jai Lee Wong
Self - L.A. Defense Committee
Mike Suzuki
Mike Suzuki
Self - Bay Area Defense Committee
Me Yea Lee
Me Yea Lee
Self - Mother of Chol Soo Lee (archive footage)
Leonard Tauman
Leonard Tauman
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Tony Serra
Tony Serra
Self - Defense Attorney
Stuart Hanlon
Stuart Hanlon
Self - Defense Attorney (archive footage)
Frank Falzon
Frank Falzon
Self - San Francisco Police Dept. (archive footage)
Sandra Gin
Sandra Gin
Self - Reporter (archive footage)
Sung Soo Yoo
Sung Soo Yoo
Self - Defense Committee
Richard Kim
Richard Kim
Self - Professor, UC Davis

Crews

Julie Ha
Julie Ha
Director
Eugene Yi
Eugene Yi
Director
Jean Tsien
Jean Tsien
Editor
Aldo Velasco
Aldo Velasco
Editor
Kathryn Everett
Kathryn Everett
Executive Producer
Sally Jo Fifer
Sally Jo Fifer
Executive Producer
Stephen Gong
Stephen Gong
Executive Producer
Julie Ha
Julie Ha
Producer
Andy Hsieh
Andy Hsieh
Executive Producer
Bryn Mooser
Bryn Mooser
Executive Producer
Jean Tsien
Jean Tsien
Producer
Lois Vossen
Lois Vossen
Executive Producer
Eugene Yi
Eugene Yi
Producer
Jo So-na
Jo So-na
Producer
Jeff Adachi
Jeff Adachi
In Memory Of
Jay Kun Yoo
Jay Kun Yoo
In Memory Of
Quyên Nguyen-Le
Quyên Nguyen-Le
Associate Producer
Her Yoon-soo
Her Yoon-soo
Associate Producer
Tammy Chu Tolle
Tammy Chu Tolle
Associate Producer
Anita H.M. Yu
Anita H.M. Yu
Co-Editor
Michael Chin
Michael Chin
Camera Operator
Jerry Henry
Jerry Henry
Camera Operator
Colin Archdeacon
Colin Archdeacon
Additional Camera
Akira Boch
Akira Boch
Additional Camera
Vanessa Carr
Vanessa Carr
Additional Camera
Tijana Petrovic
Tijana Petrovic
Additional Camera
Courtney Quirin
Courtney Quirin
Additional Camera
Mike Shum
Mike Shum
Additional Camera
John Wakayama Carey
John Wakayama Carey
Additional Camera
Abraham Chan
Abraham Chan
Assistant Camera
Joel Juárez
Joel Juárez
Assistant Camera
Lou Nakasako
Lou Nakasako
Assistant Camera
Adam Uyemura
Adam Uyemura
Assistant Camera
Gretchen Jude
Gretchen Jude
Original Music Composer
Stephen Thorpe
Stephen Thorpe
Sound Recordist
Bryan Baeta
Bryan Baeta
Sound Recordist
Marc Stewart
Marc Stewart
Sound Recordist
Mihye Choi
Mihye Choi
Animation Director
Suki Oh
Suki Oh
Graphic Designer
Ko Eunha
Ko Eunha
Sound Designer
Ko Eunha
Ko Eunha
Sound Supervisor
Jae-Hong Moon
Jae-Hong Moon
Foley Artist
Kim Juhyun
Kim Juhyun
Dialogue Editor
Mike Puretz
Mike Puretz
Additional Music

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