Free Chol Soo Lee (2022)
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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 LeeSelf (archive footage)Sebastian YoonNarrator (voice)Ranko YamadaSelf - Friend; Defense CommitteeK.W. LeeSelf - Investigative Reporter
Jeff AdachiSelf - ActivistDavid KakishibaSelf - ActivistJay Kun YooSelf - Chair, Defense CommitteeGrace KimSelf - Vice-chair, Defense CommitteeWarren FurutaniSelf - L.A. Defense Committee
Leonard WeinglassSelf - Defense Attorney (archive footage)Josiah “Tink” ThompsonSelf - Private InvestigatorGail WhangSelf - Bay Area Defense CommitteeMovie DNA
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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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