
Free Chol Soo Lee
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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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Directors: Eugene Yi, Julie HaProducers: Andy Hsieh, Bryn Mooser, Jean Tsien, Jo So-na, Kathryn Everett, Lois Vossen, Sally Jo Fifer, Stephen Gong
Chol Soo Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Sebastian Yoon
as Narrator (voice)
Ranko Yamada
as Self - Friend; Defense Committee
K.W. Lee
as Self - Investigative Reporter

Jeff Adachi
as Self - Activist
David Kakishiba
as Self - Activist
Jay Kun Yoo
as Self - Chair, Defense Committee
Grace Kim
as Self - Vice-chair, Defense Committee
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