Free Chol Soo Lee
- Documentary
- Crime
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
- 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
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
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
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